#strange rain

[singularfortean]

Cause of 'Black Rain' in Japan Remains a Mystery — The Singular Fortean Society

A fall of black rain on March 2nd over the city of Hasuda in Japan’s Saitama Prefecture—a part of the Greater Tokyo area—remains a mystery, despite some who think it may have come as the result of a sizable factory fire which occurred at the same time near the city of Noda. There was a strong wind

What do you think was responsible for this strange rain in Japan?

[doodledana]

1. Oof moment when your sketches are better than the final product.

2. Oof I haven't posted on my art account in a while

[lmartinezwrites]

Prompt - “We’re in the middle of a thunderstorm and you want to stop and feel the rain?” 

Thank you so much @albatris for the prompt you are the best human :) Not a lot of character in this drabble but went a little overboard with the sea description (also yes that totally just happened didn't even plan it but omg) 

This is part 2 in the 20 minute drabble series thing! Managed around 300 words this time and whoever can do the 500 words in 5 minutes like?? how and teach me please I am slow. 

[hoiyanshing]

[poem-today]

A poem by Damian Balassone

Strange Rain

Lightning strikes the picnic races. Strange rain falls on sunburnt faces. A horse stampedes against the storm. A mob of grinning punters swarm towards the bookies in the stands… who cough up coin with jealous hands.

Damian Balassone

[lumberwoods]

A SHOWER OF FROGS.

The Petersburg correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch says: "When people remarked to each other, at four o'clock yesterday morning, that it was raining cats and dogs, they had no idea that it was raining frogs also; but it was. Either the frogs came along with the storm, or else came out of the earth in some parts of the city in multitudes greater than ever were seen in this corner of the earth. The lower streets and the depot yards of the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio and the Richmond and Petersburg railroads were so dense with these creatures that it was almost impossible to walk without treading on them. They were not larger than five-cent pieces, and kept up a constant hopping, as if they were trying to get back home. Most of them must have died. If they had been full grown, and had met that fate, the air would have been poisoned by such a contribution, and malaria would have resulted. It is believed that the high wind which prevailed during the storm swept this plague of frogs from a neighboring swamp. Great interest was excited by their appearance.”

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Memphis daily appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.), 26 June 1877. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.

[1001tales-blog]

Lovely Inventive Play on the iPad: Erik Loyer's Strange Rain Preview

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You can find out more about Strange Rain at Opertoon.com

Love the comment below from Justin Lincoln:

"Wonderful,artful app. Strangely enough I used it to calm my son down after a nightmare."

[maybe-flying-machines]

Invisible Rain

Constant chatter of invisible rain Nascent raindrops lost in the lack of day. The lightless apprentice of the clouds And his kin lightning nowhere to be found.

An uncomfortable warmth falls over - The static air of vapour of water. Every tree as still as a statue, Underneath - ownerless-dogs’ recluse.

The strange rain on a windless, starless night Is hidden from me by this cell of mine What more could I desire but be out - Free from the chains of conscience and doubt

Cell is not locked and the chains do not bind The reason I’m grounded is the will of my mind.