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Missing Rain
Summer Rain by Raymond Foss A break in the heat away from the front no thunder, no lightning, just rain, warm rain falling near dusk falling on eager ground steaming blacktop hungry plants thirsty turning toward the clouds cooling, soothing rain splashing in sudden puddles catching in open screens that certain smell of summer rain I’m over all this heat…. and seriously missing the rain……..
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Well……
Remember this…..my beautiful, almost ripe tomato? The one I was so patiently waiting to fully ripen so I could enjoy tomato-ey goodness….my very first ripe tomato of the season. I could taste it…..it was going to be perfect. So I head outside to get my little red beauty….my perfectly ripened tasty wonder. I reach down to pluck it off the vine and feel something not quite right on the back side…..so I turn it around and…… ……something beat me to it!!!!! 😡 And that just sucks.
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Hot and Hotter
It literally feels like you could melt if you stayed outside long enough. The heat and humidity is brutal and oppressive ~ it is after 7 and it still feels like 95ºF outside. Our region is under a heat advisory until 8:00 tomorrow evening. I thought for sure this exploding cloud would bring some welcome rain……but not a drop fell. I’m heading out now to offer some relief to my plants ~ it doesn’t appear we are going to get any rain today either.
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Random Thoughts….
There will be a full moon while I’m at the beach this weekend. How awesome is that? I already have photographs formulating in my head…. I hope they work out. I hope to get a few of these while I’m at the beach… nothing like watching the sun rise over the Atlantic. I don’t want to get a sunburn. 😎 I have fallen in love with my backyard… …once again. It happens every year. I have a ripened tomato….well, almost. It will be delicious ~ I just know it. ‘Cause I grew it….all by myself. There is mad construction going on….all around the building I work in. Why do construction guys with the biggest belly’s…
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Summer Solstice
I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows, Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine. Whatever is dreamed on this night, will come to pass. ~ William Shakespeare
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Summer Days
Be sure to slow down and enjoy them!
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Not So Much Tonight…
Sometimes the mind is full of ideas….not so much tonight. I suppose I was up a bit later than normal last night and I’m tired this evening ~ brain is not firing on all cylinders perhaps. I’m sitting here and try as I may the inspiration just isn’t there….maybe I’m trying too hard. I do want to pass on a couple of links as promised. The above photo was processed with Isabelle Lafrance‘s Soulful Retro Love – Nostalgic Retro – Action for PSE. Isabelle has a beautiful site, beautiful images…..if you get a few minutes, stop by and look around. It might make you smile. This image was processed using I Brake For…
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Dragonfly Love
Dragonfly medicine….illusion, messages, wisdom. Dragonfly ~ brings winds of change…enlightenment… allowing you to communicate with the elemental world. Dragonfly….whispering wings…tell us your secrets tonight.
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Make A Wish…
….and hold on to your dreams. Warmest thanks to Isabelle Lafrance for Soulful Retro Love Action and Overlay ~ and to Rita at CoffeeShop Free Actions for suggesting Isabelle’s blog.
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I miss…..
….getting up at 4:45 a.m. and pulling on my clothes. ….stepping out into the early morning darkness. ….feeling the cool air on my skin. ….the first good stretch of the morning. ….walking to my starting point. …..the first five minutes when I’m sure I’m not going to make my goal. ….the next 25 minutes when I get into my zone. ….the sound of my footsteps. ….feeling the sweat on my body. ….concentrating on my breathing. ….feeling as if my muscles can’t go on. ….realizing they can. ….the endorphins kicking in. ….the finish line. ….the big smile on my face when I check my watch. I miss running. Foot be damned….I’m…