I’m shopping in the rain, just shopping in the rain,what a glorious feeling, I’m happy again! Well, I hope she got something nice in H&M.

A woman poses for a selfie in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. There’s rain in the air and others are sheltering under umbrellas. I have my camera out on a tripod to take photos, of course!

Sometimes all you need is an umbrella. When it’s raining, it’s the best thing.

It started raining while we were visiting LXFactory in Lisbon. It was lashing down and people hurried to get to shelter. Where one person sees a hindrance, another might see an opportunity, so I still had my camera out! I held it under my coat when necessary, but I got a few shots I’m happy…

Rain pours out of the sky and runs along the pavement in this street in Dublin last year. It wasn’t a bad night if you had an umbrella.

They’re heading to a Halloween party on a rainy October evening in Dublin. The guy looking in the window probably wishes he could get out of the rain, but the others around him show they’re not immune to the wet and are covering their heads. Me? I was glad I brought an umbrella with me…

On Grafton Street, Dublin. Yes, it’s raining. Get the umbrella out!

A Garda car speeds past with lights flashing outside Trinity in Dublin a few weeks back. Rain made the evening miserable, but I had an umbrella and there were still loads of people about.

A stag in the field opposite Muckross House in Killarney on a very wet October afternoon this year. I was there with Blarney Photography Club and after a not so successful morning we retreated to the café in Muckross Garden Restaurant for lunch. It was still raining afterwards, but some of us stopped outside to…

In between heavy showers, the far away hills visible from Killarney National Park are lovely shades of grey.

The rain pours down on Cobh on a dreary Sunday afternoon recently.

The view from my car on a wet, snowy morning outside Wilton Shopping Centre a few days ago. The snow didn’t settle thankfully but it was cold!