tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post3390829003463230529..comments2023-11-24T12:31:19.294-07:00Comments on Microcosm: So Close, and Yet...Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-6441252692161021582011-08-03T12:35:34.481-06:002011-08-03T12:35:34.481-06:00klbrowser--ha! Thanks for that laugh. :) Thanks ...klbrowser--ha! Thanks for that laugh. :) Thanks to you, now I will, too!Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-75827740022602679012011-08-01T23:23:04.281-06:002011-08-01T23:23:04.281-06:00Thanks to your post, the next time there is a stor...Thanks to your post, the next time there is a storm, I will think of the thunder as the lowing of herds of clouds :Dklbrowserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-79952055474967717702011-07-17T19:35:11.911-06:002011-07-17T19:35:11.911-06:00Carol, usually when a thunderhead gets to that anv...Carol, usually when a thunderhead gets to that anvil stage, someone somewhere is going to get a lot of rain, but this year seems to be an exception... I've always loved the hugeness of western skies and actually feel mildly claustrophobic in places with more trees. I love your image of the parade, with all its life and action and forward motion!<br /><br />Elaine and Donna and Bumble Lush, thank you. And B.L., thanks for visiting!Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-7072895161875143962011-07-17T19:22:50.773-06:002011-07-17T19:22:50.773-06:00Diana, that's pretty much it in a nutshell. :...Diana, that's pretty much it in a nutshell. :) I've been thinking about your nephew--he can't be having an easy time of it this summer.<br /><br />Baffled, I actually moved out here partly because of family connections but also because the dryness is sooooo much easier on fibromyalgia (at least for me). (Maybe you shouldn't let your hubby know that bit just yet...) I'm trying not to begrudge the rain to Santa Fe, with mixed success.<br /><br />Sheila, thank you. Fortunately, we don't have watering bans here just yet, so gardening is still possible. (Just not all that responsible...)Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-32636304670572723332011-07-17T19:11:41.367-06:002011-07-17T19:11:41.367-06:00Jean, what a great story! The whole attitude towa...Jean, what a great story! The whole attitude toward rain and clouds really is more enthusiastic out here. I wasn't clear enough, though--3" would be about 40% of our annual rainfall of 8". Still not impressive, but better...<br /><br />Dave, that sounds like a wonderful experience all the way around. What convenient timing for a rainstorm, too! I lived in Florida for a while where the summer thunderstorms are pretty impressive but still can't imagine what a real, tropical monsoon rain like that must be like.<br /><br />TSB and b-a-g, thanks--I hope we do see some rain from one of those clouds pretty soon. A local columnist was writing about how the whole mood of a place gets more testy and ready to spit fireworks when you haven't had enough rain. At first I thought he was full of beans, but I'm beginning to see his point...Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-28551774879772855202011-07-16T18:28:07.015-06:002011-07-16T18:28:07.015-06:00Love the cloud pictures! I hope you get some relie...Love the cloud pictures! I hope you get some relief and rain soon too.Bumble Lush Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729677514605178020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-83273363551842620402011-07-16T18:07:30.363-06:002011-07-16T18:07:30.363-06:00Beautiful sky shots Stacy. Here is hoping you get ...Beautiful sky shots Stacy. Here is hoping you get the rain you want and need.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-51641244640728197072011-07-16T13:15:48.613-06:002011-07-16T13:15:48.613-06:00Beautiful!Beautiful!Elainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-10846122891800953812011-07-16T12:04:07.234-06:002011-07-16T12:04:07.234-06:00Anvil is the perfect word for some thunderheads I ...Anvil is the perfect word for some thunderheads I have known too. Wonderful large sky you have to watch the world turning round! I hope you get your rain soon Stacy!! I love the herding instinct of clouds too! Fabulous! I have often thought of parades floating by but never the herd.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-86393816256215292172011-07-16T06:51:32.753-06:002011-07-16T06:51:32.753-06:00Great cloud photos. .19 inch of rain this year! Wo...Great cloud photos. .19 inch of rain this year! Wow - talk about a gardening challenge. A beautifully written post. I can almost feel the thirst for rain and imagine myself living in your climate ... still so exotic to me!Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932826147522119761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-77760078314325029602011-07-15T23:51:25.545-06:002011-07-15T23:51:25.545-06:00I was wondering if you had received any of the rai...I was wondering if you had received any of the rain. Hubby follows the Santa Fe weather daily (he is dying to move out there but I'm still to sick). He has it on his iphone. So I was wondering about ABQ and your lovely garden.Baffledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16763003920036754454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-38107330595617610072011-07-15T14:20:37.160-06:002011-07-15T14:20:37.160-06:00Hmm we know that, rain pattering on the roof, go o...Hmm we know that, rain pattering on the roof, go outside to dance in the rain, and feel silly, because it doesn't FEEL wet, oh, it stopped before it started. With you, we hope for more rain in July.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-3855835327851893872011-07-15T12:03:52.430-06:002011-07-15T12:03:52.430-06:00Stacy - I'm sure it will rain for you soon. Th...Stacy - I'm sure it will rain for you soon. That bottom cloud looks really dense, like it's just waiting to have the rain wrung out of it.b-a-ghttp://experiments-with-plants.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-85569064574816819002011-07-15T01:14:58.131-06:002011-07-15T01:14:58.131-06:00How insightful of you to see the magic in nature&#...How insightful of you to see the magic in nature's method and madness! Good puddling!The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-50147411614994814542011-07-14T23:46:30.943-06:002011-07-14T23:46:30.943-06:00No indeed. You can't beat a good puddle. I s...No indeed. You can't beat a good puddle. I spent some time in Sri Lanka during monsoon season. Early evening (round about gin fizz time - we'd discovered an excellent bar!) for about an hour the rain would fall with an almighty roar and wash all clean, ready for the next day. Remarkable and very welcome. Beautiful photos, Stacy.<br /><br />DaveDavid Marsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194429506546837258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-54119209225536111122011-07-14T21:12:45.797-06:002011-07-14T21:12:45.797-06:00Stacy, I'm remembering a Gettysburg College gr...Stacy, I'm remembering a Gettysburg College graduation a few years ago (outdoors) when it just poured, and everyone was soaking wet and miserable. Well, almost everyone. When Sandra Day O'Connor got up to give the commencement address, she smiled broadly and said, "I'm from the desert; we're always happy to see rain." I hope you get a good soaking soon. (I'm trying to process 3" in a year; it's not unheard of here to get 3" in an hour.) -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com