Mid-Week Rainy Days

Puddles and Reflections

This week started out sunny with temperatures in the 80s, which was very pleasant.  But, we've had rain on Wednesday and Thursday.

 On Monday, I received my grocery delivery, cleaned out the fridge, took the trash cans out to the curb, and took a long nap in the late afternoon because I was feeling tired.

On Tuesday, I woke up feeling tired and, after feeding the hens in the morning, I went back to bed and slept till past noon!  After I got up, I brought in the emptied trash cans, posted my meal plan options for the week, checked the week's grocery ads, etc.

Rain was in the forecast for Wednesday and it was quite cloudy in the morning.  I had a dental appointment in the afternoon and it started to rain as I was driving to the appointment.  This appointment was for a regular teeth cleaning, although the dentist checked me to make sure everything was okay after the hygienist had finished.  I was told to continue to use the toothpaste for sensitive teeth that was recommended in my last visit and it was suggested that I used an electric toothbrush! 

Wednesdays are when M comes to tend to the garden in the early afternoon (he comes later in the evening on Fridays).  I had left him a message in the morning, to let him know that I would be away and daughter will be home, but, she'll be working and in meetings all day.  I wasn't sure when the rain would start and if he'd be able to tend to the garden, but, he had come in the rain and dug up a container of soil to spread in the chicken coop enclosure as requested, and moved a few potted plants that were in the patio area to the open where they could get rained on.  I texted him and thanked him after I got home.

It was still raining when I drove home and it continued to rain, fairly lightly for the most part, but, with heavier showers from time to time, for the rest of the day and well into the night.  It was still raining when I went to bed at 3:00 a.m.  Apparently, we received a total of 0.42 inches of rain, on Wednesday, which might not sound like a lot to some, but, is a decent amount of rain for us!

Friend R had planned to stop by in the evening to pick up some packages that are waiting for her, but, postponed her visit due to the rain, which was the sensible thing to do.

Wednesday's high was 69F, which was not too bad.

Today, Thursday, it was not raining when I woke up at 8:30 a.m. to feed the chickens.  But, the ground was quite wet; although I couldn't tell if it was from last night's rain or if it had rained earlier in the morning.  However, a few minutes after I came inside after feeding the chickens, it started to rain, again.  And the weather forecast said that my area was under a flood advisory until later today and a thunderstorm statement!  The rain has stopped for now (writing this around 2:00 p.m.), but, there is more rain in the forecast for later this afternoon.  We do need all the rain we can get and the garden is getting watered by Mother Nature.  

Today's high is forecast to be 63F (earlier, it was supposed to be 65F).  It feels warmer due to the humidity and I'm not complaining.  But, it is definitely sweater weather, for me!  I chose to wear one of my favorite sweaters:

Purple Cabled Sweater: Front

It's one of what I call my "London souvenir sweaters".  On a trip to London in November 1986, I bought some wool as souvenirs of my trip and when I came home, I knitted myself two sweaters.  This is one of them, with a variety of cables in the front and:

Purple Cabled Sweater - Back

a trio of cables down the back plus one on each sleeve.  Knitted back in the day when I could be bothered to knit multiple patterns and keep track of which row of which pattern I was knitting!  LOL.  I think I finished knitting this sweater that December.  It's almost 40 years old and I am still wearing it!  

My half-sister called, today, and we had a little chat.  Later, I let the chickens out to have a bit of a run in the garden while it was still dry and they just made a bee line to the cats' kibble!  But, they followed me back to the coop enclosure when I waved a moringa leaf at them.  Daughter will let them out, again, in the evening, when she goes to clean the coop, if it isn't raining heavily.

I am grateful for:

- Rain for the garden
- M's help with the garden
- Dental care
- Warm woolen sweaters
- Phone calls from my sister

Joyful activities have included spending a little time in the garden earlier this afternoon, and chatting with my sister.

How is your day coming along?  How is the weather in your part of the world?