Jul 14, 2012 |
On Friday morning, I invested over two hours’ time on my Blog pages. You’ll recall that “Pages” are “static”: those seldom-changing bulletins that are featured on the Home Page header. Posts (like this one you’re reading now) are the occasional (or in my case, daily) updates about something or nothing specific.
It could have been a challenge to make sure all my stories and essays (as opposed to basic ramblings) were linked up properly; and my recipes were easy to find. But it wasn’t. What it was, was fun.
Fun to read posts I’d not thought of for months. Fun to review and see how my writing voice has changed and grown. Fun to be inspired to write even more.
Because I devoted time to Pages and not Posts, there’s a good chance you won’t see it. Because Pages aren’t sent out in the daily emails you receive.
The newest Page is Ten Foods I Love Beyond Reason. That was a fun one to write.
So I invite you to once again check out the Home Page at Frankly, My Dear… and explore the hidden recesses of my mind the Pages I’ve set up and the articles they contain.
I can’t say you’ll be glad you did. But you never know. You just might be.
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!
Jul 13, 2012 |
Those thunderstorms we’ve been waiting on? You know, once the ridiculously hot triple-digit weather wafted into something a tad bit cooler and stirred up the atmosphere with the confronting high/low pressure fronts…
Yeah. THOSE thunderstorms…
We had our first little taste overnight. At 3:06 a.m. Friday the 13th no less, I was awakened by one subtle roll. Soon after, a louder one, and a few minutes later, a third. But then it was quiet. The rains began gently, turning into a steady downpour but nothing horrific.
But today we’re on the map for several days of STORMS. And they’re coming. In case you doubt me, check out these fine photos!
From Weather.com 2:55 pm July 13, 2012
2:42 pm July 13, 2012.
2:44 pm July 13, 2012
2:45 pm July 13, 2012
I’ll be adding more as the storm front approaches… but for now, I’m reminiscent of a place called Kansas and a girl named Dorothy….
[UPDATE JULY 13, 2012 5:05 PM]
The Severe Weather Alert on my cell phone has been sounding off every half hour (or less). The Flash Flood warnings were originally extended to 4:45 pm. Then 5:00 pm. Now it’s up to 6:30 pm.
The clouds have broken a bit, there’s a touch of blue sky trying to peek through. But over the horizon, it looks more ominous. The birds are flocking to the feeder and bird bath like they’re attending Woodstock. And the breeze keeps kicking up now and then.
Looking forward to tonight. Once, that is, when Dot comes home. I don’t like her being on the road in inclement weather… but what mother does?
[UPDATE JULY 13, 2012 8:02 PM]
The Severe Weather Alert for Flash Flood Warnings has now been extended to 10:00 pm. The dark clouds are back, but I’ve yet to see any real rain fall.
I prefer the rain to fall during the day so I can watch it. When it’s dark, and there’s a flood warning, I worry about what it is I can’t see.
[UPDATE JULY 14, 2012, 9:07 AM]
The alerts kept going off. When I last checked my phone, the alerts had been extended until 11:00 pm last night, or possibly even later.
[Un]fortunately, nothing happened in my part of town. Not a drop. Not a flash of lightning nor roll of thunder. I woke up intermittently throughout the night, wondering what I might see and hear. It was like being in a sensory-deprivation tank… all that anticipation for naught.
And looking outside this morning, it’s a bright and sunny day. And it’s gonna stay that way.
Drats.
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!
Jul 13, 2012 |
These are more photos I took on the hottest day we’ve had so far this year. My flower seeds have finally taken root (no pun intended, but there it is!). Fred is definitely getting ready to produce a harvest of Beefsteak tomatoes. And around the yard are other signs of life. Even Dot and a cat or two got in on the photography session!
I like trying different types of photography: Using natural lighting to change the tones and textures. Changing the object of focus to bring other objects into view instead.
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!
