Monday Rain (293/366)

TIME: 5:59 PM
PLACE: Back of the house.
SUJBECT: Pumpkins and pansies

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We had a cold rain yesterday afternoon, last night and on and off today - definitely in the midst of fall now.

For a Monday, the day went by super fast.  I work for a financial institution and spent the day working on a section of the quarterly Call Report. I was behind in getting my area done because 1) budget entry 2) auditor requests 3) backing up Accounts Payable for 2 days and 4) assorted account reconciliation fires in general. 

October has never been a very fun month my area of the accounting world.

Raindrop (211/366)

TIME: 7:50 pm
PLACE: Backyard
SUBJECT: Raindrop on pipe

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It rained early this evening.

The neighbor's house is upside down in the raindrop.

Drops (182/366)

TIME: 6:20 pm

PLACE: Driveway
SUBJECT: Rain drops

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It rained today.

Raindrops on HH's Corvette.

Stormy (179/365)

TIME: 6:14 PM
PLACE: Home
SUBJECT: Rain

Tornado and flash flood warnings.

We had a deluge of rain and high winds.

Dad’s wooden fence didn’t make it through the storm.

Dinner Late Nite (138/365)

TIME: 11:55 PM
PLACE: Denny’s
SUBJECT: Window

Stella had her 8th grade dance tonight.

After it was over, she and a group went to Denny’s to eat.

Tracks (054/365)

TIME: 10:22 PM
PLACE: S. 8th St, between W. Lincoln and W. Harrison street, looking south east at the crossing
SUBJECT: Wet train tracks

This capture, straight out of the cell phone, was a nice surprise.

Rain (051/365)

TIME: 9:18 PM
PLACE: Front yard
SUBJECT: Wet sidewalk and street

It’s raining – and cold.

Yuck.

Stormy (135/365)

“If there was a terrible storm outside, but somehow this dog lived through the storm, and he showed up at your door when the storm was finally over, I think a good name for him would be Carl.”
Jack Handy (American Writer and cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1991-2003. Famous for his Deep Thoughts comedy sketches.)

TIME:  2:35 PM
PLACE:  Work
SUBJECT:  The weather

We had a big storm blow in this afternoon.
The wind blew strongly, it rained heavily and in about 30 minutes it was over.
It’s supposed to rain all weekend.

Helped Out By the Husband (275/366)

I love my husband more today than yesterday…yesterday he got on my nerves.

TIME:  Texted to me at 6:27 pm
PLACE:  ??
SUBJECT:  Sunset

Me:  Pretty
HH:  Like you.
Me:  Awwww

Wet Street Corner (251/366)

At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.”

Albert Camus (French Novelist, Essayist and Playwright, 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature, 1913-1960)

TIME:  6:27 PM
PLACE:  Downtown
SUBJECT:  Wet street

Between the torrential rain showers we had this afternoon, I went downtown to purchase movie tickets for SD and me to see “Paranorman”.  I did not take an umbrella.  Dumb move.  Lucky for me, many of the storefronts have awnings.  I took advantage of them when returning to my car.

Rainy Traffic (257/365)

“A commuter tie-up consists of you - and people who for some reason won't use public transit.”

~Robert Brault

TIME:  4:09 PM
PLACE:  Highway 270, looking south to Manchester Road
SUBJECT:  Traffic

DramaQueen had a doctor’s appointment at 3:15pm at an office a way west of the city of St. Louis.  When the appointment was over, I knew that the drive home would be a challenge.  Mix up the normal rush hour congestion with lots of rain and you have yourself a nice little traffic jam.  Luckily, we didn’t stay in one spot for for long; there were mainly a lot of break lights with stop and go traffic.  I did managed to snap off a quick picture while we were at one of the standstills.

Rain Puddle View (224/365)

“Did you ever wonder if the person in the puddle is real, and you're just a reflection of him?”

~Calvin and Hobbes (syndicated daily comic strip that was written and illustrated by American cartoonist Bill Watterson, 1985-1995.)

TIME:  8:04 PM
PLACE:  Driveway
SUBJECT:  Reflection of wires and tree

I like rain puddles.  The reflections are always different depending upon where you stand.

The Devil Is Beating His Wife (172/365)

"I know well
that the June rains
just fall."

- Uejima Onitsura (1660-1738)

TIME:  7:37 PM
PLACE:  Looking off the front porch
SUBJECT:  Sunshine on tree branch & raindrops

The first day of summer has arrived.  It was also take-the-three-kids-to-the-dentist-day.  Such a plethora of excitement!  After the appointment, we went to Target to pick up a few things for DQ who is going to the Ozarks for five days with her second cousin.  There was a thunderstorm while we were in the store, it cleared up after a bit and the sun shone again.  After supper, while I was sitting on the porch, we had a sun shower – a weather phenomenon I always find fascinating.
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TIME:  8:42 PM
PLACE:  Front yard
SUBJECT:  Sky, looking west

My dad called me at 8:22 to tell me that the sky was looking pretty spectacular this evening.  Yes it did…even with the pesky power lines in the way.  Thanks for the photo tip Dad!

Here Comes The Rain Again (117/365)

“Here comes the rain again
Falling on my head like a memory
Falling on my head like a new
emotion”

Eurythmics. "Here Comes The Rain Again." Touch. Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart. RCA Records, 1983.

TIME:  7:31 PM
PLACE:  Front yard
SUBJECT:  Raindrops on Purple Sand Cherry

Well, those blue skies from yesterday didn’t last long.

It’s Raining Men (115/365)

Dennis Hope: I didn't invent the rainy day, man. I just own the best umbrella.

Fallon, Jimmy, perf. Almost Famous. Dir. Cameron Crowe. 2000. Columbia Pictures. DVD

TIME:  7:03 PM
PLACE:  Front walk
SUBJECT:  HandsomeHusband

More rain this afternoon led to a cancelled baseball game for MonkeyBoy tonight.  I managed to capture this image of the rarely seen HandsomeHusband as he left for an evening meeting.  Like the famous images of Bigfoot or Sasquatch (the creature that allegedly inhabits forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest), this photo is blurry from the low light and movement of the subject.  But it’s the best I have to prove that the HH does indeed exist.

Rainy Night Reflection (063/365)

"It was a rainy night. It was the myth of a rainy night."

Jack Kerouac (On the Road)

TIME:  9:09 PM
PLACE:  West Main St.
SUBJECT:  Bar light reflections

DramaQueen went to the movies tonight to see “I Am Number Four” with friends.  While she was there, the rain that was expected showed up.  She texted me to come get her after the movie was over.  As I was driving down Main Street to go fetch her, I took this quick snapshot of the colorful reflections in the wet street from the neon signs shining through the windows of a local tavern.  It’s blurry because I quickly took it as the car was moving…just think what a tripod and more time could capture on a rainy night like tonight.

Raindrops & A Flirtation (328/365)

“No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover that there is a nice man who wishes that she were not.”

H. L. Mencken (American humorous Journalist and Critic of American life who influenced US fiction through the 1920s, 1880-1956)

TIME:  4:13 PM
PLACE:  Front porch
SUBJECT:  Rain on copper light fixture

This day before Thanksgiving was a dark rainy one.  Nevertheless, my day was brightened by a good-looking, younger guy next to me at the credit union drive up lanes.  He told me I was pretty, he loved my beautiful smile and he’d like to take me away and make me feel like I was sixteen again.  I told him that I didn’t think my husband would like that ~  he said that he’d have me back before the husband knew I was gone.  I said that while I appreciated the offer, I had to decline and then wished him a Happy Thanksgiving.  And yes, there was a big, silly grin on my face the rest of the drive home.

Rear Window (253/365)

“Bad weather always looks worse through a window.” 

Unknown

TIME:  8:32 AM
PLACE:  Work parking lot
SUBJECT:  View through the Miata’s rear plastic window

The part to fix the Jeep’s rear speed sensor finally came in and last night we dropped the Jeep off at the dealership to be fixed today.  This morning was rainy, wet, overcast and cool…definitely a fall day.  I drove the Miata to work and found out that the rubber edging on the convertible top was not sealing properly and was letting the rain leak in through the driver’s side window and onto my clothes *deep sigh*  ~ ah, well, it’s only water right?  At least it dried fairly quickly once I made it into the office.

Blue And Yellow (288/365)

 
“I, a light canoe will build me... that shall float upon the river, like a yellow leaf of autumn, like a yellow water lily!”

Hiawatha (member of the Mohawk Nation,  instrumental in founding the Iroquois Confederacy alongside the Prophet Deganawida, The Great Peacemaker, and creating for them a constitution known as the "Great Law of Peace" (Gayanashagowa), circa 1525–1575)

TIME:  9:15 AM
PLACE:  5100 block of West Main St.
SUBJECT:  Leaves on mailbox

After making the deposit for work this morning, I drove by the mailboxes in our parking lot and dropped some paid bills in the slot.  As I did, I noticed that the yellow leaves that fell from the overhanging tree and the blue box made a nice color combination.  I also liked the reflection of the tree on the wet surface.  So I parked my car and debated walking back to the box with my camera.  I gave myself a little mental pep talk, “You won’t have a picture today if you don’t do take it now…you will kick yourself later for not taking this picture….a few moments of embarrassment for a picture is worth it…come on, be a man!”  I took my advice and did it.  See, I’m FINALLY getting over my shyness about taking pictures in public.  Yes, I am whacko, HandsomeHusband will vouch for that.  But that’s why he loves me so!

Green Means “Go” (281/365)

Bad weather always looks worse through a window.

Unknown

TIME:  6:04 PM
PLACE:  West Main & 17th Street
SUBJECT:  Traffic lights

The kids are off school tomorrow for a teachers institute day and Monday for Columbus Day.  Because of that, I kept thinking that today was Friday and have been feeling discombobulated all day long.  Today was dark and dreary with a cold rain.  Football and cheerleading was canceled tonight and I must admit to be feeling rather relieved that it was.  One less place for us to be.  We ended up making a quick run to the video store for a movie and game stock-up for the long weekend.  I took this picture on our way back home.  As I was taking this quick shot, I got the horn from the impatient driver behind me – what’s the matter, couldn’t they see I was practicing my art?  The nerve of some people, geez.