tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post8572128910248040892..comments2024-03-29T07:35:12.517-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: rain and other storiesellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-21817012559006251622011-05-23T09:13:32.435-05:002011-05-23T09:13:32.435-05:00Glad you finally got the natural nourishment you T...Glad you finally got the natural nourishment you Texas landscape so much needed. I wish I could long for rain, but we've been drenched in it <br />ALL spring! I can count the number of sunny days we've had on one hand.<br />Looks like you're going to be enjoying some nice salads this summer! :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-90560426954993968272011-05-16T10:30:56.856-05:002011-05-16T10:30:56.856-05:00So glad you finally got some rain! I know that fee...So glad you finally got some rain! I know that feeling, coming from the dryest state in the country. Our average is only 7.5 inches per year. Your garden looks amazing. The leaves are just now coming out on the trees here. It's been a long winter.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-67009688234126707632011-05-15T14:16:42.448-05:002011-05-15T14:16:42.448-05:00I'm happy for your rain. We have had it non-st...I'm happy for your rain. We have had it non-stop, however, and it is 45 degrees. I don't remember such erratic spring weather, even in Michigan where it changes a lot.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-49775358242800882982011-05-15T10:55:01.093-05:002011-05-15T10:55:01.093-05:00WoooHooo! So happy you got some rain, I remember y...WoooHooo! So happy you got some rain, I remember your last post about dried weeds and cracked soil and this sounds like a blessing. <br /><br />Wow, you have a hawk in your yard... that is amazing. Something I won't get to see in NYC, so the picture of the next made me homesick. So many nests on our yard in the Dominican Republic.<br /><br />Have fun packing with your sister and I hope you don't get too tired.<br /><br />The sketches of the new job look extremely cool. I can't wait to see the results. It is so nice to see how you make art happen.Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-38398521798270908412011-05-15T08:02:55.555-05:002011-05-15T08:02:55.555-05:00Good job on the garden! It must take a lot of work...Good job on the garden! It must take a lot of work to produce produce. I envy those who have gardens each year--mostly I envy the end product, not the work. My excuse for not gardening any more is that the local deer eat anything I would want to eat. I compensate by going to the local road side stands and farmer's markets. Tomatoes fresh from the vine are hard to beat.R. J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10291839202970032184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-34202037410945554902011-05-15T06:57:20.758-05:002011-05-15T06:57:20.758-05:00I like the pictures. I always think it amazing how...I like the pictures. I always think it amazing how a drop of rain makes things look more lush and green.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830090701346321489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-82189417701993622742011-05-15T06:50:50.701-05:002011-05-15T06:50:50.701-05:00Beautiful photos! It's finally raining here al...Beautiful photos! It's finally raining here also and it's wonderful! If it wasn't for the dang lightning, I'd be out playing in the rain. lol Congrats on the jobs too, thats awesome. :)Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06054135228806005241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-78283943059919649592011-05-14T20:07:28.231-05:002011-05-14T20:07:28.231-05:00That nest certainly look like it was well construc...That nest certainly look like it was well constructed, Ellen.<br /><br />Your weather, however, is very different from our wintry climes. We're two weeks away from the official start of winter and already we've had snow, sleet and hail!david mcmahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-81534961212954734932011-05-14T12:06:27.768-05:002011-05-14T12:06:27.768-05:00So glad that you got some rain! Your garden looks ...So glad that you got some rain! Your garden looks great! Beautiful sketches, too.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15846051579802335412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-26485585237509269722011-05-14T11:48:51.433-05:002011-05-14T11:48:51.433-05:00congratulations on all fronts: the rain, the flour...congratulations on all fronts: the rain, the flourishing vegetable garden and the work.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-91427544513863103092011-05-14T10:04:15.261-05:002011-05-14T10:04:15.261-05:00Love your sketches for the glass - they'll be ...Love your sketches for the glass - they'll be fabulous once they're done, I'm sure.<br /><br />So glad you got rain. I've been thirsty for weeks just thinking about rainless Texas. <br /><br />I think my dad had the same problem with his pole beans (I might even have a picture of him in amongst them - I'll go look), & this year he's planted bush beans. But I think he has them in a raised bed.The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-59666712971975534072011-05-14T08:01:17.494-05:002011-05-14T08:01:17.494-05:00the ability birds have to construct nests astonish...the ability birds have to construct nests astonishes me - from the very tiniest bits of string and ribbon, to the branches and mud they somehow haul into the trees and tie together - it's an incredible feat. parallels in the way we build our lives abound! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-44240979830488902352011-05-14T02:21:23.417-05:002011-05-14T02:21:23.417-05:00What a beautiful sunset, well captured! Laughed a...What a beautiful sunset, well captured! Laughed at the thought of you teetering on ladder stretching for the best beans at the top! Third year lucky?!Jennifer Tetlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216669559770468403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-7979249940151954892011-05-13T18:53:35.548-05:002011-05-13T18:53:35.548-05:00Glad for your rain, Ellen. Forecasts say we will ...Glad for your rain, Ellen. Forecasts say we will now have 5 days of rain - which will only exacerbate the flood conditions here. If it's not one thing, it's the other!Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-41985711964469569512011-05-13T18:49:41.850-05:002011-05-13T18:49:41.850-05:00Good things come to those who wait. I always thoug...Good things come to those who wait. I always thought that was a crappy saying but glad the rain and the jobs came just when they were needed.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-85901267499373622322011-05-13T17:56:24.392-05:002011-05-13T17:56:24.392-05:00I don't mean to laugh, but..uh heehee.
Now yo...I don't mean to laugh, but..uh heehee.<br /><br />Now you need a ladder. That is too funny. Sorry about that. :)<br /><br />Looks really good tho'.<br /><br />And congrats on the jobs! YAY!SkippyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479661523059481730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-83533315843488678732011-05-13T17:36:13.789-05:002011-05-13T17:36:13.789-05:00This is the first blog I have read in 48 hours. It...This is the first blog I have read in 48 hours. It's so exciting!<br /><br />OK.<br /><br />I love your life, the way you conduct it. I love bird nests of all kinds. I can't believe they don't have opposable thumbs! Reading your post, I was wondering how big a hawk's nest would have to be. Large, I bet.<br /><br />I am SO HAPPY it rained. Thank god! I remember the first rains after a drought here a few years ago. I wanted to dance in the streets.<br /><br />Beautiful pics. Shabbat Shalom.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.com