Sapphire Raindrops (082/365)

TIME: 8:00 pm
PLACE: Driveway
SUBJECT: Raindrops on MB's car

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We just had MB's car detailed in anticipation of his homecoming in the next few weeks.

Of course, it rained this evening, but you can tell they did wax it.

Check out that beading.

 

Rainy Night in the Drive Thru (319/366)

TIME: 7:34 pm
PLACE: Fazoli's Drive Thru
SUBJECT: Rearview mirror

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Rainy Saturday today.

HH spent the day replacing the furnace at the rental house.  He came home about 4:30 and went to bed as he had to be up at 12:30 am to drive the truck.

StellaDella and I went to the JoAnn's to pick out fabric for a project I am planning to give DQ at Christmas.  We stopped at Saver's (thrift store) as well.  Might as well live it up before they close everything up again!  

We also dodged a ton of rain each time we exited the car.

We were out a bit longer than I expected.  I had chicken marinating at home to bake for supper, but since it was so late, we stopped at Fazoli's to pick something up to eat.  I'll make the chicken tomorrow instead.

It was pouring again while we were in line. The headlight's of the car behind me lit up my the raindrops on my rearview mirror. 

Drops (182/366)

TIME: 6:20 pm

PLACE: Driveway
SUBJECT: Rain drops

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It rained today.

Raindrops on HH's Corvette.

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.

Closer And Closer (077/366)

“The closer i get to you
The more you'll make me see…”

Mtume, James, and Reggie Lucas. The Closer I Get to You. Single by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway.: Atlantic Records, 1978.

TIME:  5:33 PM
PLACE:  Front yard
SUBJECT:  Purple Sand Cherry

We had several rain showers again today.  These are some of the rain drops on the branches of the budding Purple Sand Cherry.  Do you see that rain drop furthest to the right in the middle of the photograph?  If you get closer, you can see what it is reflecting.  Here, let me crop that for you:

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I can crop it a bit more to get you closer still:



Do you see it now?  It’s a reflection of my neighbor’s house across the street.

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Yes, I know it is St. Patrick’s Day. 
Yes, I know it would be appropriate to post something green. 
But I’m not Irish. 
I’m Czech. 
And Sicilian.
That means I can post what I want. 
So there! ;)

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.

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.

Petunia (144/365)

 
I've gotta gal, oh what a pal
The apple of my eye
With something rare, a peach of a pear
But her dad won't let us meet and I could die

I love Petunia the gardener's daughter
Oooh how that gal can kiss
Her eyes are blue as bluebells
Each cheek a rose to see
How I dance when she plants her two lips on me
I'm as daffy as a daffodil
I long to kiss her all the time
Tonight I'll steal into her garden
And make Petunia's two lips mine

Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett, Elvis Presely, "Petunia, The Gardner's Daughter", Frankie and Johnny, United Artists, 1965

TIME: 2:44 PM
PLACE:  Front yard
SUBJECT:  Petunia

This morning, I casually mentioned to HandsomeHusband that we really needed to start planting something in our flower beds by the front porch.  I said that I would love to have a yellow rose bush and maybe another one in whatever color he liked best.  He left a short time later to run some errands and when he returned, he had two rosebushes (one yellow, one red) and a large hanging planter of purple and red petunias.  Hmmm, so it just doesn't go in one ear and out the other!  Just when I think I am talking to the wall, he surprises me.  He even dug the holes so I could plant them.  StellaDella watered them and only broke one branch off the yellow rose bush by dragging the hose through the flower beds to water the peonies.  I consider that a success. ;)