mizzle.

Baby cheetah in Africa by National Wildlife Photo Contest entrant Greg Cortopassi.

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it’s been mizzling for a few days straight here

not everyone is amused by being in a mizzle

but the earth loves mizzling and is smiling.

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Mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, by National Wildlife Contest entrant Diana Rebman.

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Mizzle

Light rain; drizzle.

Origin: Dutch, 15th century

“Mizzle” is likely based on the Dutch “mieselen,” meaning “to rain gently.”

Mizzle is the lightest kind of rain, quiet and steady, keeps the grass green and the flowers bright.

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‘some people feel the rain, others just get wet. ‘

-bob marley

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source credit: word genius /photo credits: national wildlife foundation

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