Rain continues in the forecast for what seems like days and days. We are so glad to see the water, but it makes "getting out for a stretch" almost impossible.
We woke today to muddy muddy yards, but dry streets and sidewalks. We dressed quickly and tried to remember all the gear we needed. We often forget one thing or another when we have not made the long walk in a while. The early dark and then rain have conspired to make us slackers if not lay-a-beds.
The air was crisp and cool. This is weather my mother would call "delicious."
The walk was uneventful. Cars sped up and down the street. We saw the cat man's cat at a house up the street from its former haunt. Perhaps it only snacked with the cat man. Whatever the case, we were glad to see a new home and not observe the futile waiting for a breakfast that will not - can not come.
We noted the heavy limbs of the oaks and pecans - a relief after the drought and famine of last year. Some trees are leaning and others have fallen, their shallow roots giving way to the weight of fruit and rain.
Altheas of all colors are primed to explode into bloom. Oxblood lilies are blooming all around - and just peeking above the earth outside my back door.
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| Oxblood lilies coming up after the rain |
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| Purple leather flower seeds... |
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| Althea |
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| Althea |
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| Acorns - it will be a big harvest this year |
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| Pecans in the park |
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