Raindrops on roses .........

Today's the day .................. for favourite things

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings

Cream-colored ponies and crisp apple strudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver-white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favorite things

Or so go the lyrics of that well-known Sound of Music  song.  There are a few dodgy things in there, that wouldn't be on my list of favourite things - but I'm in complete agreement about the Raindrops on roses.  There were plenty of raindrops about today - and here are some on my David Austin 'Fighting Temeraire' ...................