Monday, August 15, 2016

Rain, Wonderful Rain!

Occasionally I get tired of the rain - when we've had day after day with no sunshine.  But this time we rejoiced in the rain, along with most other people I'm sure.  After an extremely dry, drought-like month, we had rain from Friday evening on and off until Sunday morning.  And we're supposed to get an all-day rain again tomorrow.  I'm sure a number of crop yields have just gone up significantly!

Raindrops on a Crocosmia leaf. 

And on a Large-leaved Magnolia, 

On fallen White Ash leaves.

On a blade of grass, 

On Peony leaves 

And on the leaves of a Kentucky Coffee Tree (that survives but doesn't grow much this far north). 

On Day Lily leaves,  

And a lake on a Hosta leaf. 
We rejoice in the rain, and look forward to cooler weather too!

After the comments on yesterday's quilt barn, I've discovered that
it is actually part of a 'Barn Quilt Trail', just a few miles north of us.
I've found a map, and I'll head out soon to see what pictures I can get.
To answer one of the questions yesterday, these are quilt designs
painted on plywood and attached to the side of a barn,
not actual quilts in the traditional sense.

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27 comments:

  1. These are great shots! And like you, I'm just as excited about the rain. Tomorrow there will be a huge downpour, which is desperately needed. I just hope no one has any flooding!

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  2. Hi Furry!
    Great rain drops shots...perhaps I will get a few myself tomorrow...fingers crossed!
    Enjoy your week...
    Cheers!
    Linda :o)

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  3. Lovely leaves with raindrops, the Hosta has a small pond there. And the barn quilts, yes, painted wood, but a wonderful design.

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  4. Send some over here! We're dry dry dry! :-)

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  5. Come and live in England, enjoy rain nearly every day! (though it's actually been quite dry recently).

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  6. Lovely images!
    Have a great week!

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  7. Awesome shots, you captured the drops perfectly :-)

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  8. Beautiful raindrops!
    Recently it has been raining here in Finland too.
    Farmers are waiting for sunshine.

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  9. Rain glorious rain ... and great photo's showing it.

    That quilt trail sounds good, something I'd like to do if I ever was in the area

    All the best Jan

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  10. Wonderful life giving rain sure refreshes the air and everything it touches.

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  11. Hello, pretty captures of the rain drops. We have been having thunderstorms every evening. Have a happy day and week ahead!

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  12. It is interesting that the water beads on the plants, as if they are newly waxed.

    I look forward to the quilts.

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  13. We got that heavy rain as well, and we're due for more starting sometime in the afternoon. We do need it.

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  14. So glad you got a good soaking. I'm hoping for some rain here - it's been dry as a bone for several weeks. I prefer cloudy, wet days to the sunny wilting-hot August days.

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  15. Ah yes, wonderful rain. Fantastic captures of those rain drops.

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  16. We were so thankful for the rain....and let me tell you, we got a LOT on the weekend! It is raining again as I type.
    I love your photos of the raindrops on the leaves.

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  17. There are quilts on barns in certain areas where the quilt groups are organized. My mom was a quilter and I have too many quilts to distribute. I thought everyone's mom quilted but now learned most did not. The newer quilter is a more modern artist with their neat colors and designs. My father in law had a coffee tree on his farm and it grew very well. I have some wood from that tree and the inside colors of the tree is brown.

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  18. I love the rain and we haven't had much of it this summer here in Montreal, Canada. Your photos are gorgeous, captivating, refreshing and welcoming.

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  19. As I'm sure you are aware, they have just released the report on Will's crash. I checked back and found that I had posted a photo of his plane in Rocky Mountain House I took in 2014 at: http://roadtripping2015.blogspot.ca/2014/07/where-theres-smoke-theres-firefighters.html Thanks for your comments on my blog - enjoyed reading all about Will and your travels.

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  20. The blessing of rain on a dry land is to be grateful for. You've captured these drops superbly. Nothing better than petrichor.

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  21. Love those raindrop images. We have also been having unusually wet weather here in south Florida. Too much time indoors!

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  22. Yes very welcomed rains indeed , just wish it didn't get more humid afterwards and brought some cooler air with it all ! It has been very windy here today after all the rains to , but sunny now and the lands and gardens are very happy . Lovely photos . Thanks for sharing . have a good day !

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  23. Hi, I did enjoy seeing the Quilt Barn... Can't wait to see more.

    I wish we could get some rain here. We are in a horrible DROUGHT... No rain in probably 2 months or more --and it's extremely hot and humid.... We try to water our yard/flowers/plants a little just to keep them alive.. Very sad!!!! SO---please send some of your rain down here. Thanks!

    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  24. We needs some rain. After a wet start to summer, it's become very dry. Tomorrow is the start of the fire ban, no campfires, nothing burning. We don't want any fires. - Margy

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  25. We've had some delicious rain this week. Wish we had a barn quilt trail... I've been trying to let people know about them; hoping it will catch on here.

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