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Showing posts with label rain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rain. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Thankful Thursday January 19, 2023


The rain may drive us all a bit bonkers, 
but it is a gift from Mother Nature and
I am thankful for all the rain as it nurtures 
our trees, bushes and flowers along with
giving us water to save and share with the 
birds and assorted mammals that live 
along with us. The deer, birds, squirrels, racoons,
possums and other animals flourish with the water.
Our French friends have taught me about 
saving water in large containers such as 
plastic garbage cans or large buckets.
They have the gutters from the house directly
filling up all the many large containers in their
backyard and over the rainy winter they
harvest so much rain! So much that
in the summer when they are not home I and
the neighbors use buckets of water to care for all 
of the trees, bushes and flowers that need attention. 
What a brilliant idea! We will be doing this also.
It makes total sense! 
Thanks Brian for Thankful Thursday!

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Monday, June 08, 2020

Awww Monday! June 8, 2020


Yep- it's raining again! 
But that's quite alright as that means
I do not have to water and we can always
use a bit more rain with summer coming!
Have a lovely week!
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Saturday, June 18, 2016

Six Words and Shadow Shot Sunday June 18-19, 2016

Lots of rain and snow this week!
 
 
Usually by now our wildflowers have to be tough to survive in this hard scrabble and rocky dirt. Even the weeds !
 
 
 
Not sure what the yellow flower above is, but
the flower below is Indian Paintbrush.
 

 
 
 
 
Meanwhile, Mt Shasta has fresh snow and the sage
in my herb planter box is very happy. 
 

 
 
Supposedly by tomorrow the temperatures will
rise into the 80's....so I'll enjoy the cooler weather today!
Have a great weekend and for all you Dads out there:
Happy Father's Day!
and...Happy Birthday to my son Paul!!!
 
 
 
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Links for Six Words and Sunday Shadows 

Saturday, March 05, 2016

Saturday Six Words and Sunday Shadows March 5-6, 2016

High wind warnings
100 percent rain
 
Pine Tree Reflections
March 5, 2016
7:58am 
WINDS IN WARNING AREA...
SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
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Do check out Six Words and
Sunday Shadow Shots !!!
And have a great weekend!

Sunday, January 03, 2016

Magpie Tales #300 Puddle Jumpers

Charing Cross Road, 1937 by Wolfgang Suschitzky
 
Puddles can be sneered at
Or ignored altogether
But the blue ribbon goes to those
Who can leap lightly as a feather.... 

 
 
Hyde Park, London, 1939 by J. A. Hampton
 
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Thanks to our intrepid poet Tess Kincaid
who posts such inspiring images!
Cheers!

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Six Words and Sunday Shadows......Finally! A bit of rain here..... February 14-15, 2015

Finally some rain and snow in the mountains!
 
 

 
Before.....
 
 
AFTER !!
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and Shadow Shots
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Sunday, January 19, 2014

Magpie #203 A Cello in Brooklyn

Musician in the Rain  Robert Doisneau

Mon dieu I hate this rain
I hate this rain always dripping
Always dripping on my neck
On my neck-what the heck?
What the heck.....hey fella!
Hey fella-gimme your umbrella! 
Your umbrella will keep me dry 
As I'm a slightly damp cella!
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Thanks to Tess Kincaid for Magpie Tales
A venue for all of us that find fun and pleasure in writing-
Click on the link below to read even more! Cheers!
Magpie Tales

Tuesday, August 06, 2013

Eric Alders MPP August 6, 2013

Corner Morning Clouds
Monday Photo Prompt by Eric Alder 


Mourning clouds
Release their nourishing tears
Vegetables smile
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Every Monday Eric Alder posts one of his photos....
a gift for us to create a poem, a story or ?
To read more go here:


Monday, November 05, 2012

It's raining in Zihuatanejo!


Here's Bob and Judy with an unusual accessory...
an umbrella? We have never had rain before-
but it is rather refreshing!


Judy with Lola, her favorite Catalina cat.....


This morning's sunrise- I suspect the weather will be drier today.

Monday, October 29, 2012

Who needs an umbrella?



Lusty abandon
Rain never washed away our passion
I remember
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Image provided by Tess Kincaid of Magpietales
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Eric Alder's Monday Photo Prompt


photo by Eric Alder of Bifocalunivision



Dear Mother Nature
Please stop the rain
Bring out the sun
We ask in vain........
Our lakes are full
The rivers overflow
Enough with this
We have fields to mow.....


Berthoud Colorado Sunset

Saturday, November 17, 2007

We made it back!!!!

We are home...we had a lovely time in Mexico,
but it's time for building fires and curling up with a good book... The vacation is over....no more lolling on the beach,
reading sandy books, munching on tacos and sipping cervesas!
We had a fun time-but there's no place like home!
And next week is Thanksgiving....how did that happen???
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!