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Archive for May 28th, 2009

When It Rains

May
28

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Dogs play porch potatoes.
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Cats laze by windows.
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Goats hide in their houses.
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So do sheep.
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Chickens head for overhangs.
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Gardens soak….
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…..and hills sigh.
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But ducks…..
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Ducks love rain.
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Ducks get right out in it. No cowering or hiding. No napping or running for cover.
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Ducks know a good thing when they see it.
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For when it rains….
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….the most bashful animals in the barnyard….
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….rule.

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The Muddle of the Middle

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28

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Hanging baskets finally filled. Late, like everything else about my garden this year. I started early, but everything is late. Something went wrong somewhere in the middle…..

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