
First, the rains came. Thunder too. The mixing of two weather systems.
When we ventured outside, man, it was cold. And, windy. The dog who sees things wanted no part if it. She knows a few words. One of them is walk. She hears that and waits by the leashes. Another is home. She hears that and heads straight for home. This morning we went out. She did her business, as they say. She stepped away from that, I asked, “walk?” She stood there. So, I asked, “home?” She headed right back through the gates.
Just as well.
I knew the weather would turn cold. Well, coldish. I didn’t think I would feel that cold. I rarely do. I did. If we had continued on I would have been freezing by the end of the walk.
It’s always something.
A few days ago I was complaining about the unseasonable heat. Now, I’m complaining about the cold. No, not really. I was just surprised this morning.
The picture. We’ve had rain for parts of three days. We also live in a semi-tropical swamp. That means that while many of you are living with dead things, our plants don’t go dormant. In fact, some continue to grow if the weather never drops below freezing for more than a few days.
I know. I know. Green in the autumn. It’s maddening to some of you.
I just saw the picture while we were walking. I thought, “ah ha, that’ll get them.” So I pressed the button.
I know what you mean about green on Halloween. I look out today and still see mostly green, though there are small changes. I’m at the end of the Appalachians, about where the ridge meets the coastal plain.
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Oh the sight of the green and the evidence of rain! Wish we had some here – it is surprising when the weather turns – don’t know why as it’s not like we can control it anyway – yet it is surprising.
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It’s surprising when the weather turns by dropping 40 degrees overnight. Last week we had record highs. This week record lows. Rain? I live in a subtropical place.
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Hahah you won’t want rain then
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Not now.We’ve already had two days of steady rain this week. We had an unusually dry Sep are first half of Oct. Then the rains came.New Orleans is very susceptible to flooding because out drainage pipes and pumps are over 100 years old.
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