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Outside My Window ~ 9.12.10
Outside My Window…is cloudy with fog and light rain ~ about 70ºF at 5:47 p.m. ~ it has been cloudy, cool and rainy all day ~ fabulous! Believe it or not, I’m not being sarcastic either….as far as I am concerned this cool, gray, rainy day is just what I ordered. Lord knows we can definitely use the rain….and the clouds and cool weather is a welcome relief from the heat and sunshine. You are probably thinking I’m insane if you live in an area that has experienced cool temps and lots of rain this summer but we have been so hot and dry I was beginning to forget what this type of weather felt like. All those wishes from…
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Wednesday
I love this plant….so full, so lush and green. And the flowers make me smile. This is what the drought has done to it. I came home from work recently…it was wilted and withered from the heat. I watered but it wasn’t time to save the leaves that were on it ~ they shriveled and died. The plant seems to be surviving and perhaps even coming back. I’m officially not a fan of droughts.
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Why I Love My Rain Barrel
My name is Debbie ~ and I’m a sucker for suffering, drought stricken plants. I had made a decision last night after yet another afternoon of watching the Weather Channel and witnessing the big, green blog which typically indicates rain on the weather map disintegrate as soon as it got to my area. Yet another afternoon of no rain. I discovered this past weekend that we are in the grips of a moderate drought but they assured us that would be relieved to a degree after a Saturday of soaking rains. Well, the soaking rains went everywhere but here. We barely got a shower. So I made a decision….I had to let…