Rambling Friday: I Have a Love/Hate Relationship with Rain

 

This day the sun was shining.

The rain was falling too. 

It was beautiful! 

I happened to see it in time to snap a picture.

Then there are all the times you see a rainbow:

And then it's good for my flowers,

and the vegetable gardens...

Of  course, with the good, comes the bad

(or at least, I consider it bad)

The day in and day out, constant rain...

And the storms, flooding...

But whether rain or sun,

it's all good. 

So I'm doing my best to be thankful,

Whatever comes!

Rambling Friday: Ten Things I Hate

Here goes:


1.  Boring people. Definition: people who run on and on about what they like to do, what their interests are with no thought that everyone, including me, is tired of hearing about it. (Wait a minute...no one's tired of hearing about my writing and grandsons, are they? I mean, what else is there to talk about?)

2.  Picking green beans from a garden.  Mom made me to this when I was just a tiny, weensy, bitsy kid (well, maybe not that young!) and I despise the task to this day. Moral of the story: don't make your kids do what they don't like to do. They'll hate it to the day they die. (Somehow that moral sounds a little off. Maybe I'd better change it. Hmmm)





3.  Wet clothes.  Ooooo! I hate that clammy feeling.








4.  Ill-mannered people.  Anytime, but especially drivers. Irritating and frustrating. I'd like to take them aside and teach them a thing or two. But who am I?






5.  People who don't try to use their potential. What a waste! Life is too short. But then when did I learn that? Didn't I think I'd live forever at twenty?

6.  Complainers. Let's not even go there.






7.  Show don't tell people. Guilty as charged. I hate it that it's much easier and much simpler to show me how to do something, than for me to read the directions or tell me. I guess that makes me pretty thick headed, huh?






8.  Leaves in my garden pond.  I positively, eternally, and passionately hate those beautiful fall leaves falling into my beautiful pond. If I'd only get on the ball and buy that net I keep thinking I'm going to get...Hubby did have a pretty good substitute idea. Maybe I'll use that...next year.



9.  Pickled pig's feet, hominy, hair in my food (ask me about a certain fast food chain), fat on meat, skin on meat, fries that are not hot and fresh (I can't help it if they hate to see me coming through the door, can I?), mud (most of the time), flies in my food (groan), dirty cars, being poor (anything under a million is poor, right?), not being a NYT best seller (like the little engine that could, I keep saying: I think I can, I think I can. Someday. Soon.), worry, unfinished tasks, being late, a bad story, biased media coverage, illness, and problems.

10.  Death.  Thank God we've got a spiritual insurance coverage for this. But it's our enemy, and I still hate it. Methinks, God made a great promise when He said no more death in heaven.

There you have it. My first No. Ten List. More some other time.




Quote:  Most of us would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. --Norman Vincent Peale.

Blessings!

Rambling Friday: My Love and Hate Relationship with Rain

A Poem:

Umbrellas

U is for Umbrellas that bloom in rainy weather,

Like many-colored mushrooms sprouting upward altogether,

How useful an umbrella is! But still, I often wonder,

If a roof on a stormy evening, Isn't nicer to be under.

--Phyllis McGinley

I hate:

Muddy roads caused by the rain.

I hate mud-streaked floors when improperly wiped-off shoes cause them.

I hate the floods (although awesome to watch).

I hate the destruction caused by too much rain.

I dislike the rainy, depressing days when they number more than two.

BUT, I love...

I love the sound of rain tinkling on a metal rooftop.

I love the sprinkles of showers that give the flowers their daily drink.

I love how they help the vegetables to grow,

and keep our grassy yards green and alive.

I love how the rains cool the hot and dry days.

I appreciate how rain re-energizes everything.

So...

though there are unpleasant things about the rain.

I will stay focused on the positive,

appreciate the benefits,

and enjoy the rain!

Happy rainy days!