Half-way done with the week!

We planted these awhile ago and they've been fairly neglected. They've grown quite a bit since this post, and they seem to have especially flourished with the rain from the hurricane. 

 

A rainy day picture, since it's been raining a TON recently! I like the blurriness that the rain-drops gave the trees. I'm still trying to figure out what my camera can do, and what's out of it's limits.

HDR-ish style giraffe from our travels westward, recently. I think he was posing for me. :)

A flower from the conservatory that was also part of the zoo. I have no idea what kind of flower this is. Any ideas?

Less than expected can occasionally be a good thing

So, I expected more out of the "hurricane/tropical storm" (based on all the hype from the media) that went through the area.  I expected huge power outages, no water, hail damage, etc. Fortunately for us, the power only flickered on and off a few times, the water supply remained unchanged, and there wasn't any hail. It most certainly downpoured from Saturday night through most of Sunday, and it was pretttttty windy. It didn't seem much worse than other rain/snow storms I've been in. I know some streets near rivers and creeks around here have become flooded, but I think it's staying localized to those areas. Not sure about wind damage, though, since I haven't been out and about yet.

Tomorrow will be my first day of classes and I'll be taking Medicinal Chemistry/Pharmacology and Physics II.

On an unrelated note, something reminded me of the Skunk River Navy and I found a picture with the rest of the SRN here. {I'm wearing the teal T-shirt!!} I remember having fun, picking up the trash from our designated length of river. (I thought about posting the actual picture on the blog, but I'm not quite sure how online photo sharing works, so I figured I could just link to it).

Not sure what reminded me of that...maybe the start of the fall semester, and all the rain from the past few days? Those are my bits of random thoughts for now.

 I hope everyone is having a calm Monday

Being busy, a poll, and summer rain

The skies have finally given in and we're getting some summer rain!  Finally, I don't have to feel guilty about getting work done inside. It's been so pleasant outside the past few weeks, that it just seems like I should be doing something outside. Today, I will hopefully be a phenomenal powerhouse of paperwork, name-changing, and form-filling.

On a side note, the poll results from theotherstufforg said that bath gifts ARE generally a favorite! We have another poll up, so check it out by going here. You can vote on your favorite bath scents, and you can pick multiple choices, if you prefer. Do it! em and I will appreciate it!!!

I thought the texture from the raindrops was pretty awesome. I took this with my phone, which is usually not my camera of choice, but I liked it. {Yes, the plants are all in a sad state- pretty sure we planted them too late.}

Linking up with The Daily Wyatt and And Then, She Snapped.

Precipitation

It was rainy yesterday, it is rainy now, and it will probably be rainy tomorrow.

I took this picture of the speckled ground, just as it was starting to rain.

Bonus: Rain is keeping the pollen, and my allergies, at bay. Success!