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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
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 Posted - May 31 2005 : 10:20:19 AM
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It has been well over a month where I live that we have had any measurable rainfall. The earth was starting to crack in my field, my veg garden has been suffering, the lawns, ect... As I sit here at my computer I here the blessed sound of pouring rain on the roof. The heavens have opened up finally and is giving the earth a long, cool drink! I feel like running outside and doing a happy raindance! I know I sound wierd but I just love this!!!
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. |
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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
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Posted - May 31 2005 : 10:22:53 AM
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You should do it Meadowlark! What better way to show your thankfulness! I don't think you're wierd to want to do so at all! Native cultures would certainly be honoring the rain, so you go girl!!!!
****Gardener, Stitcher, Spiritual Explorer and Appreciator of all Things Natural****
"Begin to weave and God will give the thread." - German Proverb |
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Nicol
True Blue Farmgirl
200 Posts
Nicol
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Posted - May 31 2005 : 10:28:14 AM
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| A raindance sounds fun to me! We are supposed to get a bit of rain today. Would be nice for the garden! |
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Eileen
True Blue Farmgirl
1199 Posts
Eileen
USA
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Posted - May 31 2005 : 10:35:22 AM
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There is a section in the book "Message from Forever " that sticks in my brain. It was where one of the aboriginal men went out of the cave to stand in the blessed rain with his head turned to the sky and his mouth open taking in all the glorious wealth of the rain. He could not understand why the city people put up little covers over their heads to keep out of it!
You go dance in it girl!!
Eileen
songbird; singing joy to the earth |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - May 31 2005 : 12:02:30 PM
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We are having a soft rain today too, and had one yesterday.....the first in one month. Yea! I did not have to water my garden, and the rain just seems to make everything so beautiful in a way that water from the hose can never do!
Go dance in the rain, and be refreshed, too!
jpbluesky
Heaven gives its glimpses only to those
Not in position to look too close.
from "A Passing Glimpse" by Robert Frost |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
2206 Posts |
Posted - May 31 2005 : 12:20:14 PM
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I did my raindance! Barefoot out on the grass with my faithful Lab running circles around me ( he loves the rain too)! Let me tell ya girls nothing on earth at that moment could have outdone the sheer joy of it! That cold rain on my skin, in my hair and mouth! I highly recommend raindancing for what ales you! I felt 6 again!
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. |
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Eileen
True Blue Farmgirl
1199 Posts
Eileen
USA
1199 Posts |
Posted - May 31 2005 : 4:29:31 PM
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We've been having rain again after a week of 80 degree temps. I did a rain dance too! My friend from Bainbridge Island stopped by today to pick up her "wedding bears" and the first thing she said was
" Eileen, you have oxygen here!" "It smells sooooo good!"
I do and it does. What wonderful stuff, rain!
Eileen
songbird; singing joy to the earth |
Edited by - Eileen on May 31 2005 4:31:37 PM |
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
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Posted - May 31 2005 : 5:40:29 PM
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Oh how much fun it was to dance and run around in the rain! My Mom would say "If you hurry up and get your bathing suits on ; you'll have a surprise very soon!" We would squeal and yell when the rain started and dare each other to run under downspouts(yuk I think now!) and jump in puddles and splash up a rip roaring good time! How lucky I was to have a Mom that saw the fun in such a simple thing. It was also fun looking for the rainbow at the end of the cloudbursts and once we saw a double. Glad there are other raindancers out there!
with a happy heart |
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Eileen
True Blue Farmgirl
1199 Posts
Eileen
USA
1199 Posts |
Posted - May 31 2005 : 6:06:15 PM
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Our rain just turned into a rip roaring thunder storm. Shook the house and then the hail started coming down.
Eileen
songbird; singing joy to the earth |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Jun 01 2005 : 1:20:53 PM
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Another rainy day today here in North Florida. I went to the doctor for a nasty bug bite that I thought was probably a spider bite. I was right. Ended up getting a tetanus shot and came home and just wanted to stand out in the rain and let the stress run out of me. So I did! It was great.
jpbluesky
Heaven gives its glimpses only to those
Not in position to look too close.
from "A Passing Glimpse" by Robert Frost |
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Erin Raincrow
True Blue Farmgirl
65 Posts
Julie Erin
New Mexico
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Posted - Jun 02 2005 : 5:47:31 PM
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We love the rain around here too, each drop is so precious to us. Especially right now as we're coming out of a several year drought where we saw no rain. It rained most of last week and it was just wonderful to watch it fall.
My kids love to play in the yard and jump in the puddles and they're lucky enough that the low side of our driveway will fill up several inches deep and makes a good pool. Our neighbors stare at them and at us sitting in our lawn chairs watching them without a cover, oh well...they just don't know what they are missing.
Eileen.....my cousin and his wife live on Bainbridge Island!!! Guess they've been there about 5 years now and they love it. They keep inviting us to come up but so far we've not been able to, hopefully soon though we can.
But once in while the odd thing happens,
Once in a while the dream comes true,
And the whole pattern of life is altered,
Once in a while the moon turns blue.
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
2206 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2005 : 08:08:24 AM
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My raindance worked girls...We have had 3 solid days of heavy rain and expect another 5 days worth. There are flood warnings all around us! Enough already! 
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. |
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
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Posted - Jun 03 2005 : 08:23:36 AM
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Stop dancing Meadowlark! We've got Special Olympics this weekend and the rain is headed our way! This is probably the 4th year that we have had rain for this weekend and I quite frankly wish they would change the weekend if it's always going to rain!
with a happy heart |
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Jeanna
True Blue Farmgirl
267 Posts
Jeanna
Franklin
NC
USA
267 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2005 : 1:10:54 PM
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I think someone did a raindance already around here. It has been raining for over a week and they say it is going to for the next 5 days. I do like to see the rain but I have so many seeds to get in the garden. All I have so far is cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, corn, and beans. It is going to be a late harvest already and it is getting later all the time. Oh well what will be will be.
Jeanna
If both of our troubles were hung on a line--You would take yours and I would take mine. |
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countrykat
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
kathy
paola
kansas
USA
85 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2005 : 7:24:48 PM
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| Rain rain go away. Enough already. It's all just running off the saturated land into the creek now. I love sitting under the porch when it rains. I put panels up under the deck so the rain would run off and I'd have a place to sit. Long term I hope to put up a half wall and screen in the top. Takes me back to my childhood, we lived on a very busy street but our front porch had two huge pine trees in front that blocked out the sounds and sites. Years later I was saddened to see the new owner had torn them down. |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
2206 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2005 : 7:41:13 PM
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The gravel road in front of my home is flooded. It looks like a river! I had to drive to town and drove my DH's pickup and the water was up to the doors! My county is in a flood warning. I have not seen flooding like this since 1993. I have stopped dancing. My veg garden looks like a biblical flood has hit it.
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. |
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countrykat
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
kathy
paola
kansas
USA
85 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2005 : 11:08:34 PM
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We haven't had any flood warnings over here yet Jenny. I expect by morning that our little creek will be much more than its normal trickling self. I am sure our rain gauge is malfunctioning as it says we've only had 1" of rain. This I know is wrong though as I left a bucket outside the chicken house and it had at least 5 inches in it (not getting run off from the roof either) but that's in the past three days too though. Even still, we've got our share of rain now.
We are trying to figure out a water collection system so we can save some of this rain water for later in the summer when things are so dry. I would be nice to have for the flowers and veggies. Does anybosy currently do this? |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
2206 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2005 : 08:26:38 AM
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The creeks and rivers here are supposed to crest Sunday Am. More rain is predicted tommorow and all week. Salina has it's annual Smokey Hill River Festival this coming weekend and I always attend. Lots of crafters, art, music comes in from all over the country. Hope it dries out a little. I have beeen thinking along the same line Kathy on rain water conservation. We run off a private well and have seen it fall drastically in the last 6 years due to drought. I have a 2 acre vineyard that needs irrigating so I have to manage that water as a precious resource. ( which it is) Here is a link that may be useful: http://www.composters.com/docs/rainbarrels.html
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. |
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countrykat
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
kathy
paola
kansas
USA
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Posted - Jun 04 2005 : 7:07:03 PM
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| Great, thanks. Also, is the festival the 11th and 12th? Maybe we'll take a drive out that way if we don't have anything else going on. |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
2206 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2005 : 8:34:00 PM
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The festival runs June 9th-12th. Hope you can make it...you'll be pleasantly surprised. I have volunteered there for several years at kid's art centers and game booths. http://www.riverfestival.com/2005/
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. |
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countrykat
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
kathy
paola
kansas
USA
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Posted - Jun 04 2005 : 10:25:12 PM
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| Great, my husband reminded me we have plans next weekend but I can sneak out there on Thursday or Friday. |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
2206 Posts |
Posted - Jun 05 2005 : 07:29:19 AM
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Thursday is "jam" night when all the bands do their thing on the stage...Friday would be a great time to go when all the crafters do their demos in the park. I will be taking my DH's cousins new wife and baby son around the festival this year. She is from Poland and misses her homeland a lot and wants to see this festival. Lots of my old college buds straggle in for this weekend too. It is a great value for the admission price., and lots of down home Kansas fun.
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
2206 Posts |
Posted - Oct 19 2005 : 4:21:18 PM
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FINALLY!!! Blessed rain! I am looking out on a deluge of rain on my parched field! We just planted wheat and this will help it grow!I would go outside and do a raindance but it is too dang cold now...in the 50's. But I am doing a little dance here in my living room!
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. |
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ladybugsmom6
True Blue Farmgirl
128 Posts
Tami
Horicon
WI
USA
128 Posts |
Posted - Oct 19 2005 : 4:52:24 PM
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NOw remember what happened the last time you started Dancing!! I too love to run in the rain, but at this time of year I am content to curl up in a warm quilt in a big comfy chair and read to my ladybugs, or get working full speed on the needle work for Christmas! No playin' in the rain in this cold. I wish I could convince them the rain isnt as warm as it has been all summer, they forget so easily! Enjoy it tapping a sweet lullibye on your windows!
-Tami
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