Confederate Roses and Two Rainy Days In Georgia

Back and forth

And round and round

Does anyone know

Where the redhead's bound?

Do you think she's going crazy

Or is she just being lazy

When life seems kind of hazy

Like she's caught in a "mazey" (maze didn't work by itself)?

She's got her feet back on the ground

And for blogland she is bound

For she loves to be around

All the wonderful friends she's found.

So sorry if anyone was worried

And that meant that today I hurried

To finish up this post

Even before I eat my toast.

Here I go again with a blog that was supposed to be posted for Monday, so I have to change the date and add different pictures and get it all together. Monday was supposed to be Marvelous Monday but it ended up being mucky Monday which rhymes with yucky Monday. This was due to little sleep, having to be on the telephone with people who overcharged us last month on a bill (then did so again this month after saying they would correct it), a shower head that completely broke in the master bathroom, going through all the clothes that fell down with the rod breaking loose from the wall, then coming across a disaster created by Sadie Mae who was apparently having an adverse reaction to her pain medication (from her spaying) which caused an adverse reaction on my carpet as well as on my composure, especially when I could not find one of the three scrub brushes I have bought. By this time I needed to go to... REALLY needed to go to prayer group, Mass and my Consolation group. Tuesday ended up with a long trip to visit a friend and then go shopping, so now I am preparing this post for Wednesday...whew.

So last night after walking one lap around the neighborhood with Michael and Kelly and the dogs, I went inside and took night photos of our Confederate rose in the front yard. This Confederate rose is very special because it came from a carefully cultivated cutting from my old home in Columbus, GA and that Confederate rose came from a carefully cultivated cutting from a sweet man named Mr. Mask who used to come by our bank and bring me these flowers.

Here is a picture of the top of the bush as it grows into the crepe myrtle bush to the right of it....

Here is a section that is overloaded with blooms...

A close up of one of the white blooms having turned almost completely dark pink....


A nice white bloom and some others in varying stages of transforming into a deep pink...


These are pictures I found after typing in Rainy day in Georgia because it absolutely poured Monday morning and guess what? It has decided to pour cats and dogs again this morning (I just hope none of them are strays like the five we now have!)...






Isn't this a lovely rainy scene...think I'd like to lean against this post and just watch the rain....

The circles caused by raindrops just remind me of little gifts from God for they are circles with no ending and no beginning...

"Rainy day cure for dog odor... Next time your dog comes in from the rain, simply wipe down the animal with Bounce or any dryer sheet, instantly making your dog smell springtime fresh. "



"Rain
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Rain is liquid precipitation, as opposed to other kinds of precipitation such as snow, hail and sleet. On Earth, it is the condensation of atmospheric water vapor into drops heavy enough to fall, often making it to the surface. Rain is the primary source of fresh water for most areas of the world, providing suitable conditions for diverse ecosystems, as well as water for hydroelectric power plants and crop irrigation. However, not all rain reaches the surface; some evaporates while falling through dry air. This is called virga, a phenomenon often seen in hot, dry desert regions. The METAR code for rain is RA.

Rain is also known or suspected on other worlds. On Titan, Saturn's largest moon, infrequent methane rain is thought to carve the moon's numerous surface channels. On Venus, sulfuric acid virga evaporates 25 km from the surface. There is likely to be rain of various compositions in the upper atmospheres of the gas giants, as well as precipitation of liquid neon and helium in the deep atmospheres."

So the rain does remind me to say.....

Now here's a soothing sight....

Or how about this deserted and misty Georgia road...

The rain can create a lovely mixture of colors....

Now for a lovely mixture of 'wet' jokes found on the Internet...


When I visited Seattle for the first time, I arrived on a rainy day. When I got up the next day, it was still raining! It also rained the day after that, and the day after that.
I was sort-of getting tired of all the rain, and decided to ask someone if it was like that all the time. I quickly came across a young child.

"Hi there, does it ever stop raining around here?" I asked.

The young child replied, "How should I know? I'm only 6."

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The following was overheard at a recent high society party:

"My ancestry goes all the way back to Alexander the Great," said one lady. She then turned to a second woman and asked, "How far does your family go back?"

"I don't know," was the reply. "All of our records were lost in the flood with Noah."

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Life After Death

A boss asked one of his employees, "Do you believe in life after death?"

"Yes, sir," replied the new employee.

"I thought you would," said the boss. "Yesterday after you left to go to your grandmother's funeral, she stopped in to see you!"

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Living In A Flood
The pros and cons of living in a flood plain...

Pro - Fishing from a couch right in your living room.
Con - Your couch doesn't float.

Pro - The trip to the river just got shorter.
Con - Now you can't get away from it.

Pro - Driving boats through the neighbours' yards is cool.
Con - Dodging bullets for making waves in their kitchens.

Pro - Great time to wash your house's siding.
Con - Ring around the house.

Pro - Water-skiing in the street.
Con - Stop signs and cars are like land mines right under the surface.


Pro - Great way to meet new neighbours.
Con - Their junk keeps floating into your bedroom.

Pro - Washing dishes just got easier.
Con - All the grub is under water, too.

Pro - Good time to clean the gutters.
Con - Nothing else to do till the boat comes back.

Pro - Practice your diving skills.
Con - Breaking your neck on the top of the porch roof.

Pro - You can finally reach those dead branches.
Con - Gotta swim after the chain saw that's floating away.

Pro - You can finally slam dunk.
Con - You have to dive to the basket.

Pro - Finally meeting your e-mail friend, who floated over from the next county.
Con - She's/He's forty years older, 200 pounds heavier, and a foot shorter than the picture she/he sent.

~~~Thank You dear Lord for the blessings of rain, flowers and concerned friends.