I wasn't going to do this, but when Dezz mentioned it and I do like the song. I thought why not?!
Umbrella \Um*brel"la\, n. [It. ombrella, fr. ombra a shade, L. umbra; cf. L. umbella a sunshade, a parasol. Cf. Umbel, Umbrage.]
1. A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other elastic material, inserted in, or fastened to, a rod or stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of being opened and closed with ease.
Guarded caught my eye; I feel this way lately. I feel like I'm hiding behind something, afraid again to put my art out there, not finding time to commit to the projects I start. It has been an odd month, crazy weather, lots of unexpected events, surprises good n' bad. I think how sometimes we hide, when things don't turn out as we might have planned. How we need a proverbial umbrella to distract, distance ourselves from the conditions that might be uncomfortable. When in reality, we need to expose ourselves to them, let it rain on our parade, feel the intensity of the sun, be exposed. It is only then, can we move on and sing n' dance in the rain. I like Rihanna's version, but the Glee version blends the two songs I have in my head and I love the way, it is done. I hope you, like me put more of yourself out there and not hide under your umbrella, Ella, ella eh eh eh ;-D Thanks Dezz~
"The Best way out is always through" ~Robert Frost
Umbrella \Um*brel"la\, n. [It. ombrella, fr. ombra a shade, L. umbra; cf. L. umbella a sunshade, a parasol. Cf. Umbel, Umbrage.]
1. A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other elastic material, inserted in, or fastened to, a rod or stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of being opened and closed with ease.
Guarded caught my eye; I feel this way lately. I feel like I'm hiding behind something, afraid again to put my art out there, not finding time to commit to the projects I start. It has been an odd month, crazy weather, lots of unexpected events, surprises good n' bad. I think how sometimes we hide, when things don't turn out as we might have planned. How we need a proverbial umbrella to distract, distance ourselves from the conditions that might be uncomfortable. When in reality, we need to expose ourselves to them, let it rain on our parade, feel the intensity of the sun, be exposed. It is only then, can we move on and sing n' dance in the rain. I like Rihanna's version, but the Glee version blends the two songs I have in my head and I love the way, it is done. I hope you, like me put more of yourself out there and not hide under your umbrella, Ella, ella eh eh eh ;-D Thanks Dezz~
"The Best way out is always through" ~Robert Frost
Comments
*applause* So very VERY true.
Most enjoyable,
Yvonne,
very nice post.
Jan Morrison
Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow
xx
Thanks, Ella! 555~
Thank you for following my blog. It's nice to 'meet' you.
My favorite version of this song is the one my daughter sings on her guitar.
I feel like I'm hiding a lot too--or maybe I just get so inadvertently covered up I get lost in all the clutter.
Hope you join us in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge Reflections Mega Post on Monday May 2nd.
Lee
Great post.
Jack Edwards-Thank you~
Angela-We all need to have a few umbrellas and we must dance with them, too ;-D
Brianna-I love how they blend something new with something old! Me, too~
Lee-You crack me up; life gets in the way sometimes and we miss things! See, now you are caught up ;-D Reflection post sounds nice!
Talli-When I visited London, no rain n' no fog. I sooo wanted to see the London fog...I'm from New England, where fog is like pea soup, so thick.
Hart-The adventure side of you prevails! I like that about you~
Wanda-WE all have our moments and it depends on how big is the storm!
MPax-It is tough; I have done both, but I'm trying to face the music ;-D
Michelle-I bet it is lovely; Nice to meet you~
Lauracea-You are funny! Thank you~
Bud-You are right; then no eh's but oh's and ah's
Leigh-Me, too! It is fun to watch and see what they will come up with next~555
Alex-I think you so right! And sometimes we need to share~
Lisa-Love that; I will be by...I was thinking about you and here you are!
Jules-Yes, it is time to get water logged, refreshed and then shake like a dog and begin again!
Jan-I will stop by and read your post; I have been dealing with T-showers on and off all day!
Yvonne-Thank you; I know you love music, it was fun~
Kristi-Thank you; I loved your U post~