Friday, December 28, 2012

It's raining, it's raining, it's raining!


And that is our weather news. For us it is something that we needed to water the lawns and gardens especially our winter vegetable one and our temperatures even at this hour of early evening, we still have high 60’s, Fahrenheit! Tomorrow more rain and with moments of sun and a high of 80 is expected. Now who can complain? This is December and winter here in America. That is why destination Florida is so popular. And here in southwest Florida usually we have reliable weather this time of year, mid-seventies is the norm and usually sunny and dry, since this is our ‘Dry Season’ that is why although the rain is a welcomed relief to the dryness we have at this time, since it is not the norm. The rain has picked up its tempo and yet it is not playing an angry tune; just more so of what it was before, but harder a crescendo, now steadier. Weather is so magical in the respect that it ignites most conversations with even strangers. Have you ever noticed, when you say, “what a beautiful day,” that most will chime in with, “yes it is” or “we were due” or what-have-you. Same if you take a negative route with “Gosh I wish this rain would stop, it’s been going on for days.” Another might say, “You are right there.” And on and on the conversation could go… And then you could go off in so many directions with a complete stranger engaged in discussing commonalities perhaps, once that door opens of polite conversation, or at least it used to be that way. Years ago I used to be a magpie with talking to people in waiting rooms; gosh I did that just a few weeks ago too… Any-who, but that time, years ago, I was asking questions back about why they were there, and I was shut up immediately with being told I was being too personal with my questioning. I must have written about this before, but anyway that did have a profound affect on me, it was when I realized that asking questions of a complete stranger, unless on an interview for a journalistic reason was considered nosey. And so that is when I found myself become what many might consider self absorbed, since I go on talking about myself in fear of asking questions of others in public situations, even when I just meet you at a party or whatever. Lame excuse, but who knows why any of us do what we do and to me that is when the whole back and forth conversation changed and became a me, me, me soliloquy. I write as I talk and vice versa, I'm sure that you all noticed that to be true, although, you cannot go back and forth conversation wise here... I heard thunder for the first time in months and had a fear that it was a tornado, but we aren’t under any watches or warning here, yet. The rumbling was so long and sustained that it created a worry of that freight train noise we always hear about, but thankfully in our personal experience have not endured, only hurricane noise. Whew it is gone and Hubby was right when he said that it was only thunder as I made a beeline towards the hallway and to the bathroom that I thought could protect us. I even asked him and Skipper to join me. Sometimes I am such a whimp. But when you have LIVED, (magic word ‘lived’ that should be enough), through any horrendous weather system like a direct hit from a hurricane and were lucky to survive its wrath than experience could take you in either direction when you are again threatened with dangerous weather systems. Although, I must admit the weatherman on the NBC, Fort Myers' station said it will be passing soon and never mentioned any harsh weather related concerns, see I am a whimp. Well, on that note of not so much note…allow me to wish all of you a very happy good night and ask all of you to kindly count all your blessings and share all those overages with the Sandys and we will too! And next time please be here or be square, ya hear?!

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