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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I didn't have my glasses on.... 
Mizzling here, too.
Those baby gorillas are so cute, and the mother rightly proud. 💙
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absolutely –
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Mizzle is a popular description over here too. We haven’t mad much of it this year though.
Best wishes, Pete.
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*had
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it’s a great word –
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I love that sword; thanks beth; I’ll have it in a poem soon :)
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can’t wait to read it
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So cute ❤️
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I wish it were mizzling here in Ohio, but it’s pouring. I can’t even see the neighbor’s house. You took some beautiful pictures. Thank you so much for sharing them with all of us.
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oh, not my pictures, the credits are below. i wish they were mine. )
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I never grizzle about a bit of mizzle … and I like to drink a swizzle while walking in the drizzle …
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perfect! and your poem did not fizzle
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We got rain this weekend, we needed it. There were a few days though, when it mizzled. It just got everything wet.
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right, it’s just a constant light spray, kind of refreshing
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Super cute.
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Oh it was nuzzling here too today! Cute photos.
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they are super cute and i love the word
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Oops it was middling here, not nuzzling 🤣🤣
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so funny –
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MIZZLING. I hate predictive text!
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ha!
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The new cat species, captured on National Geographic, been all over my social media the past week. Your photo reminded me of it.
Wildlife photography is such a treat. I can imagine people in these jobs, hobby or professional, find so much joy and reward in it.
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it does look so similar, and i love the new cat species too! while it is not as easy as it may seem, they are incredibly good at it and it must be wonderful
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My Canadian friend calls it spitting. 🤣
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that works too!
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Aww, bless them. I’ve had hair days like that too. Mizzle is a great word.
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i have too and it is -)
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Here’s looking at you! Lovely pics.
Mizzle, what a nice word! I’ll be using myself when I get the chance.
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i really like the word too –
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Delightful photographs, Beth.
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aren’t they so cute?
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What a fab post Beth. Love those photos, a great little quote from Bob, and I really like the word ‘mizzle’ – I often use that!
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i love that word too –
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Looks like everyone has a bad hair day when there’s mizzle happening :)
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yes, i don’t think it’s conducive to our ‘best hair days.’
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It “muzzled” all day yesterday in New York…terrific photos!
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I wrote “MIZZLED” but my computer likes to correct me, wrong or not!
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yes, the computer hasn’t learned or accepted it yet )
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Such character in their eyes 🥰
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Yes, amazing
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love a nice mizzle after a hot dry smile – nature is smiling
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Yes!
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Very cool Bob Marley quote, so accurate.
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I so agree
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Mizzle sounds like a new kind of dance. “You mizzle to the left and then you mizzle to the right, Find a new partner and hold on tight”. Repeat!
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Oh, so cute! They look like our black cat when it comes inside on a rainy day, grumpy and wet.
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Aw, so adorable and sweet.
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Well, now! Mizzle it is! We’ve had a lot of drizzle that was ultra-light at times. Now I know the proper word. Mizzle! 😜💝😜
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You can spread that word around the Chicago Metro area :-)
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I’m on it! I believe it’s mizzling at the moment! 😜❤️😜
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I like that word… they look like me really :-)
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same!
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Snoop Dogg probably loves a good mizzle.
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my carpool name was ‘bedrizzle.’ not kidding
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Those are the perfect pictures to accompany this wonderful word! Thank you for introducing me to it – I love it!
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living in the PN, i’ll bet you have lots of mizzle
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Am I the only one who assumed the word was a combination of mist and drizzle? Whatever, if it’s wet, we want some here, ASAP.
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i think you’re exactly right!
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That’s all we’ve been getting today, just enough to make my flowers stand up and take notice.
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they are quite happy
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Love Marley’s words. How we choose to view something, either positively or negatively, often dictates the way we deal with it.
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that’s exactly right, pete – makes all the difference
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I have never heard of mizzle before, great word and thank you for explaining it.
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it seems to fit perfectly
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We have finally gotten some mizzle and even thunderstorms after almost 100 days of 100+ degrees. Beautiful pictures.
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wow, and nice break at last for you
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Yes and it is mostly a break for the dog
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What a great word! We woke up to mizzle this morning, which is supposed bring cooler weather, I hope.
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Those mizzled on youngsters do look cute !
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