Day One Hundred Eighty Four 2012

The wind blew, the dark clouds rolled in, lightning streaked the sky, thunder rumbled, and we just knew this was it—rain was sure to fall on our parched yard.

And it did rain. Sort of. We’ll take whatever we can get and keep the faith that it will come again another day.

Day Seventy Five 2012

Because of the assassination and the soothsayer's exchange with Julius Caesar about the dangers he faced in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar tragedy, the Ides of March now signifies a fateful day. Here is the relevant passage:

Caesar:  Who is it in the press that calls on me? 
I hear a tongue shriller than all the music 
Cry "Caesar!" Speak, Caesar is turn'd to hear.

Soothsayer: Beware the ides of March. 

Caesar: What man is that?

Brutus: A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March.

Julius Caesar Act 1, scene 2, 15-19

 What a day! Maybe even a fateful day. Don't even get me started.....

Day One Hundred Forty Six 2011

Looking north on South Jefferson Avenue in Cookeville, Tennessee, this afternoon. I have the feeling that this is going to be one of those rainy summers here in the mid South. The storms just keep on coming, seemingly with no end in sight. I can't remember a wetter, stormier spring than the one we're having this year. My heart goes out to all those folks in flooded and tornado damaged areas. So I'll try not to complain too much about the weather here. But I'm longing for a few days of sunshine. You know. Like days in a row.

Day One Hundred Ninety 2010

Hooray For Friday!

Always happy when this rolls around.

Storm clouds brewing over Cookeville at lunch time today. They were so pretty.

Waiting out the rain at Mickey D's.

TV Bomb Pop Zombies. They resemble some kids I know.

Oh yes. It's that good.

Got rain? We did! Hooray!

Looking out my back door.

Mother and child reunion. Mom and Baby Snail were clinging to the side of the front porch. I've never seen a snail that tiny.

Water droplet art.

Buddy Cat says, "Hey!" We hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Day One Hundred Seventy Five 2010

Relief

Finally, some much needed rain around lunch time today. It blew in and back out pretty quickly, but it dropped the temperature enough to feel a big difference from the oppressive almost 100 degree heat we've been enduring the past several days.

Another storm rolled across our area again late this afternoon, bringing storm clouds of Biblical proportions.

Turned out to be more bluster than substance, dropping the temperature even more. Hooray for that. This crazy heat makes me long for Autumn days. Wishing everyone a calm evening as we head into TGIF.