Rainy Day From the Front Porch

It's been raining since Sunday night. Poor Jazzie is exhausted from the trauma of fireworks on the fourth and the thunder and lightning on the fifth. I think she's getting a good nap in today, though. Only the sound of the rain and the wind chimes. It's quite lovely to sit out on the front porch, protected from the rain and yet hearing the sound of the rain on the roof and the occasional deep tones of the wind chimes. We also had a classical music radio station on for a while. It was the perfect accompaniment to the morning rain.

 Jazzie, on the rug next to my desk

Currently sleeping to Ralph Vaughan Williams'

Charterhouse Suite for Strings 

I think she'll recover. :-)

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Another Rainy Day

It's been raining off and on all week - mostly on. Tuesday brought a great 'farmers' rain.' The old expression regarding hope for the corn crop is 'knee high by the fourth of July.' This year, some corn around here was almost knee high by the fourth of June!  The farmers had perfect corn-growing weather. My tomatoes, peppers, and green beans appreciated it too! Now it's turned a bit cooler, great for peas, onions, and parsnips.

I'm not sure what's going on with my patchouli plant. It's not looking happy. Last year I had great success with it, and I'm trying to raise it again this year in order to dry it for use in in my handcrafted soaps.

I tried to get a shot of the raindrops splashing on the pond. It took several attempts, but I think the photo above does capture it somewhat. Unfortunately, it's just not as spectacular in the photo as it was in real life.

Can you see the little waterfall, mid picture? Granted, it's almost microscopic compared with some, but I love it and it gives me many hours of enjoyment. My little pond garden is also a great place of beauty where I can go for quiet time to read my Bible and contemplate God's grace - when it's not raining.

Irises, hens-n-chicks, impatiens, cleome, bleeding heart, astilbe, and my elephant ear hostas are what's currently providing the pond garden with the most visual interest. The goal is to have something blossoming all summer. It's not easy, and I'm not quite there yet...

What's happening in your garden?

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