tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post5586209080167003243..comments2024-03-10T07:14:33.790-03:00Comments on Procrastinating Donkey: Sometimes Relief is Spelled R-A-I-Njenny_ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-42527993048339537592016-08-21T13:42:45.100-03:002016-08-21T13:42:45.100-03:00Fascinating. I just went to Wikipedia and read the...Fascinating. I just went to Wikipedia and read the article on it -- I didn't know anyone had even studied this, let alone named it! jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-86301463352296355892016-08-21T03:46:06.431-03:002016-08-21T03:46:06.431-03:00There's at least a word for it: Petrichor. It&...There's at least a word for it: Petrichor. It's when you go out after rain and the world smells like a spice cupboard. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-55856330592562645062016-08-20T13:21:09.705-03:002016-08-20T13:21:09.705-03:00Thanks, Joe. I know that feeling of the summer bei...Thanks, Joe. I know that feeling of the summer being over. Even though I'm not a fan of the heat, that feeling is a melancholy one.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-58268081358035517302016-08-20T13:19:21.956-03:002016-08-20T13:19:21.956-03:00California has had a bad stretch over the last num...California has had a bad stretch over the last number of years, hasn't it? I read about the San Bernardino fire as well. I wish you an early winter or at least not a tardy one, with the rain you need.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-30711051464205308652016-08-20T09:30:32.793-03:002016-08-20T09:30:32.793-03:00Living in the UK I know all about rain, and it doe...Living in the UK I know all about rain, and it does get a bit depressing when it's almost every day! We've had a couple of weeks without it, but it's back again now and I can't help but feel that summer is over for another year.<br /><br />Lovely photo. LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-33248712828338983152016-08-20T04:57:58.236-03:002016-08-20T04:57:58.236-03:00I remember rain. Younger people don't. Califor...I remember rain. Younger people don't. California burns down every summer as a matter of tradition now. I keep hoping the sea winds blow something useful inland but, so far, nothing. I shall welcome winter with a dance and open arms. Few days ago, I read 82,000 San Bernardino residents were evacuated from wildfire. We have had lesser problems up north, but still we worry and wait for rain. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-69153867570766511822016-08-19T21:11:17.156-03:002016-08-19T21:11:17.156-03:00There seems to be a lot of that (forest fires) goi...There seems to be a lot of that (forest fires) going around right now. Rain is always welcome when that's the case.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-66044022426538873942016-08-19T19:25:10.079-03:002016-08-19T19:25:10.079-03:00Happy weekend to you too. I'm enjoying the sun...Happy weekend to you too. I'm enjoying the sunshine right now but we could definitely use some rain as Idaho has a few fires burning right now. Take care. Mr. Shifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061232966394052314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-78518908049551523772016-08-19T18:48:23.132-03:002016-08-19T18:48:23.132-03:00Yes, the rain-washed air - there's nothing lik...Yes, the rain-washed air - there's nothing like it.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-62998164964828111232016-08-19T18:47:35.362-03:002016-08-19T18:47:35.362-03:00I hope that for you too. It seems there is often a...I hope that for you too. It seems there is often a real imbalance between what we need and what we get. I wouldn't want to be a farmer, dependent on nature for my living. And yet, we are all dependent on farmers, so we are all dependent on nature ...jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-53569556921546521362016-08-19T17:04:00.692-03:002016-08-19T17:04:00.692-03:00Love that petunia drinking deep. And rain. And t...Love that petunia drinking deep. And rain. And the scent of rain-washed air...Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-63693855621494465442016-08-19T15:44:37.918-03:002016-08-19T15:44:37.918-03:00Nice picture. I was born and raised in Eureka, CA.... Nice picture. I was born and raised in Eureka, CA., which is on Humboldt Bay, and the fog and rain there are just depressing. All summer long, you can drive five miles in any direction (except West, obviously) and be in nice, let's-go-swim-in-the-river sunshine, and on your way home you round that last corner and there it is: the cloud sitting over Eureka. So I was glad for the sunnier weather when I moved to Oakland. <br /> Right now, though, I would take any rain I could get, especially in the parts of my state that are on fire. We got some sprinkles two nights ago, but other than that it's still pretty much parched, and remember, we're right by the water here. Ten miles East it's even drier.<br /> There does seem to be a special sort of mood when you're sheltering from a good rain, and I do miss that quite a bit lately. Let's hope we get some real rain this fall and winter.<br /><br /> -Doug in Oaklanddinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-25971935694938424212016-08-19T12:38:07.876-03:002016-08-19T12:38:07.876-03:00Yes, there's good rain and then too much of a ...Yes, there's good rain and then too much of a good thing ... I hope yours moderates.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-83346404410748209842016-08-19T12:36:55.253-03:002016-08-19T12:36:55.253-03:00You have an *adventurous* neighbour :) I've ne...You have an *adventurous* neighbour :) I've never seen anyone do that.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-37985560683978424752016-08-19T10:13:54.885-03:002016-08-19T10:13:54.885-03:00Love the petunia shot! I also like a rainy day, wh...Love the petunia shot! I also like a rainy day, which I guess is a good thing, living where I do. :)<br /><br />The other day my neighbor was noisily trimming hedges (with power clippers!) in the rain, though, so I'm not sure precipitation always leads to quietude.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-32716793979886598082016-08-19T10:08:36.364-03:002016-08-19T10:08:36.364-03:00Our rain this summer has come in violent storms an...Our rain this summer has come in violent storms and downpours. I remember the kind of rain you write of. Not this summer.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.com