In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
POSTED BY: SIGNYM
UPDATED: Thursday, December 25, 2025 04:27
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Dry and sunny, I hope? 
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If we did not MAKE men poor"- William Blake
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Finally, we're getting some rain too. Last weekend we got about 0.5" and this weekend we got 0.2". It doesn't sound like much but for us it's great.
Looking at El Nino, which is "traditionally" a time of rainy weather, our So Cal hardly got any. All of the rain went north ... central CA and up. THIS winter, a La Nina winter which is typically a dry time, we're getting a good start on our rainfall.
One of the thoughts I had about changing patterns was the presence of "The Blob" ... a very hot-water mass off the west coast of the USA. Except for hurricanes, rain occurs on the interfaces of hot and cold air. We depend on cold air coming down from Alaska to lift moist air up and wring out the moisture. But if the ocean is so terribly warm, cold air masses won't survive to make it this far south, so maybe El Nino will no longer be a time of rain, but a time of heat and humidity.
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After persisting for two years (or was it three? I don't remember), 'The Blob' finally dissipated. The weather people afaik still don't know from whence it came, and where it went.
How did your beloved 'democratic' party fuck up so badly?
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OMG! I think I saw a kestrel hunting across the street! It's now in our star pine!
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Yes, it was definitely a kestrel, I played the birdcall and recognized it!
Also, I have a mouse in the house. Need to find a live trap and set it loose on the riverbed.
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Please please please, send some rain this way!!!
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If we did not MAKE men poor"- William Blake
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I could go for snow ... and I deeply dislike snow.
Kitty brought in a baby rat today. Fortunately he killed it shortly afterwards, so it didn't end up lost, scampering around the house. 5 weeks, 2 rats, 3 mice. 1 rat dead, one mouse rescued, and the rest ... (I'm sure the house is cosier than outdoors).
How did your beloved 'democratic' party fuck up so badly?
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RAIN!
Rain, rain, rain! I imagine water seeping into the ground, flowing into streambeds, roots beginning to wake up, trees, shrubs, grasses, forbes ... all the mountains and foothills sighing a relieved sigh.
*kisses the falling rain, kisses the ground, dances the happy dance*
Please dear Lady, let this not be The Last significant rain event this season!
I see also that the drought-striken southeast, where all of those terrible fires were burning, has gotten significant moisture too. The land is smiling and we have been blessed again.
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"Pity would be no more,
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"If I could write inflammatory commentary to scorch the eye brows and lashes off Trump, Signym or 1kiki, I would.- SECOND"
Hillary knew all about the Electoral College when she ran for office. All of this after-the-fact bitching is still just an attempt to rewrite history. I guess you're all still in various stages of grief, including anger, denial, and bargaining, all rol
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It sounds like the weather is often dreary and sometimes downright miserable where you are. I wish we could exchange weather every once in a while, just for ... yanno... a change of pace.
It's funny, but when we first moved here (from the Buffalo area) after a few months of relentless sunshine I kind of complained Doesn't it ever RAIN around here?
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"Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor"- William Blake
"If I could write inflammatory commentary to scorch the eye brows and lashes off Trump, Signym or 1kiki, I would.- SECOND"
You're suffering from the various stages of grief including bargaining, denial, and anger, all at once
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Then I hope wherever it is that you're living is cozy and warm.
How's your Christmas shaping up, Brenda?
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If we did not MAKE men poor"- William Blake
"If I could write inflammatory commentary to scorch the eye brows and lashes off Trump, Signym or 1kiki, I would.- SECOND"
You're suffering from the various stages of grief including bargaining, denial, and anger, all at once
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