{"id":5656,"date":"2016-04-11T22:44:05","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T22:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snicklefritz.net\/blog\/?p=5656"},"modified":"2016-04-12T22:52:28","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T22:52:28","slug":"rainy-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snicklefritz.net\/blog\/?p=5656","title":{"rendered":"Rainy Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

See that beautiful redbud and bright blue skies above?\u00a0 That is what we had a week ago.\u00a0 Then rain, sleet and snow came and we are back in winter weather.\u00a0\u00a0 It is suppose to warm up again and none too soon for me.<\/p>\n

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During the cold days there is potato soup making. (This is actually broccoli soup, but I did make potato soup also.)<\/p>\n

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There is yarn winding.\u00a0 Here’s my very patient husband helping me wind a ball of new yarn.<\/p>\n

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There’s outdoor fires and sitting around the fire with friends.<\/p>\n

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This is one of the friends. Ha.\u00a0 Look at that toothy grin.<\/p>\n

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Despite all the problems she has caused us(David), I love her so much.\u00a0 She is definitely my dog.\u00a0 Looking at me with her doe eyes.\u00a0 Trying to pretend she wouldn’t do anything bad.\u00a0 No, not at all.<\/p>\n

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It rained all day today.\u00a0 Looking out the window it looked so misty and mysterious over in the now empty lot beside us.\u00a0 Still getting use to not having a big house there.<\/p>\n

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That muddy place is where the big, beautiful house once stood.<\/p>\n

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David says he would love to buy this lot.\u00a0 I sit and imagine planting hundreds of flowering trees and flowers and making our own park in it.\u00a0\u00a0 The grandkids could really have a great Easter egg hunt there.\u00a0 I see wandering paths and benches for people to sit upon.\u00a0 I already have it all planted and landscaped and it isn’t even for sale!<\/p>\n

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Our back yard is coming to life.\u00a0 It looked so awful just a few weeks ago and then the miracle happens like it does every year.\u00a0 I never stop being amazed at the change in such a short time.\u00a0 David has mowed the grass once already and it needs it again.\u00a0 Note to self.\u00a0 Plant more flowers and trees and get rid of more lawn this year.<\/p>\n

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The garden is in its pink phase.\u00a0 My very favorite.\u00a0 First there’s the yellow daffodils. Then all the pink flowering bushes and trees burst into bloom.<\/p>\n

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Love it.<\/p>\n

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Rain pouring off my shop roof. I haven’t been out there to work on anything for a few weeks.\u00a0 Knitting socks has been consuming my time.<\/p>\n

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I do have this pretty, Spring like fabric that I will be using to make a skirt.<\/p>\n

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So cozy sitting in a warm house looking out on the rain.\u00a0 It’s really beautiful in its own way.<\/p>\n

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See the rain pouring from the gutter?\u00a0 It really came down hard for a time.\u00a0 They say rivers are going to flood around our city.\u00a0 A few years ago we had a major flood. Our hospital was flooded, patients having to be evacuated.\u00a0 Many people lost everything when the water came up to their houses.\u00a0 We have several friends who lost everything and had to completely redo their houses.\u00a0 I can’t imagine how horrible that was.\u00a0 We were not affected at all.\u00a0 In fact, I didn’t know it was that bad until a day later.\u00a0 Our town is surrounded by rivers and a flood can really devastate.\u00a0 Hope it never gets that bad again.<\/p>\n

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But the garden loves this rain.\u00a0 It’s true.\u00a0 April showers bring May flowers or in this case, April flowers.<\/p>\n

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I planted grass for my chickens.\u00a0 Yes, my chickens like grass and crack.\u00a0 What can I say?\u00a0 Ha. Actually, I am growing lawn grass and when it gets tall enough I will put these in the chicken yard so that they can have a salad.<\/p>\n

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So hopefully glorious Spring\u00a0 will return tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Bye.<\/p>\n

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