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| March 30 - hail storms |
Dear Friends and Extended
Family,
I hope you are enjoying
whatever you do on this weekend, Passover, Easter... We are having a hazy day,
things are beginning to green up, and pollen fills the air. I’ve had my first
crop of dandelions with hopes that some bees enjoyed nourishment. The second
mowing can proceed at any time. It appears the newest growth of figs last year
were frozen out during the below zero temperatures over the winter. The old
parts still stand, as the birds seem to like them for landing on and surveying
their territory. I get a kick out of watching the various varieties of birds
and their reactions to one another.
Last week, we had a
hailstorm, half an hour later a repeat and still another hour later, another
one. The same stupid cloud, it didn’t seem to want to move on and pound on
other people’s cars or roves. We had removed the insulation over the attic fan during
a smoky food event, forgetting to replace it. Loud, let me tell you. The hail
was penny to nickel size. Rain on a metal roof is one thing, pleasant even;
hail on a metal roof is a whole different story. Hailstones hitting the
windows, man, it sounded like Armageddon in here! Nothing was broken, dents in
roof and cars though. Please excuse the terrible picture—taken, as the light
was fading and the frozen stuff was still coming down. I was not going to put the window up and boink
my camera.
My youngest is staying
for a while; with DH gone all the time, it is nice to have a body in the house.
He likes things quiet as much as I do. Bliss! He put a beginner’s 3D modeling
program in my computer that is fun. (I’m not any good at it though.)
I have been reading quite
a lot of the FREE books on Smashwords. There are some extremely good stories
out there that will never get anywhere because so many people think they are
writers. (Also, some absolutely awful stuff. Free doesn’t always mean worth
your time.) There is a glut of books out there; I’m talking tens of thousands
that will never see the light of day as more and more come in every day. It is
not only Smashwords, it’s Createspace and the numerous other “book makers” on
the web.
Not going to whine about
how crappy I feel, it is what it is.
I hope you are having a
quality weekend with those you love!
glad no serious damage from the hailstorms, although i know auto damage is no fun. glad your son is staying with you for a while! happy easter and happy spring to you, sharon.
ReplyDeleteNice to see you post again. We're heating up down here but have a little rest this week-end. Everything is blooming pretty.
ReplyDeleteThree hail storms in a row!? That must have been crazy!
ReplyDeleteHappy to hear you have company...it must be good to have someone around.
Too bad about the fig tree....maybe it will pick up as it gets warmer?
Learning new things on computer eh? I'll have to look that up....3D modeling.....
Have a good evening Sharon and take care.
Sorry to hear about the crummy weather. So nice to have your son staying. Take care.
ReplyDeleteHi Sharon! Good to hear from home. That's great that you have some company now... makes things so much better, right? That sounded like quite a storm you had. Glad all is okay in the end. Oh how I envy you living out in the boonies! All I hear are cars up and down the highway... But, someday.. maybe. Take care!
ReplyDeleteChin up old gal x
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