Living quietly

The rain this season has forced us Texans indoors and made for a more quiet summer.  We’re grateful for the end of the drought here in Texas, but the continued thunderstorms after Tropical Storm Bill?  Mother Nature is just showing off.  The horses have barely gotten to run around their paddocks this summer and have gotten naughty and bored with cabin fever.  I haven’t been able to take Ryon on the trail in over two months, as the ground has been too soggy, and we run the danger of pulling a shoe.  Last week, they discovered a dead body alongside the trail (normal normal for Dallas) that had floated downstream, cause of death still unreleased to the public.  Come to think of it, maybe eschewing the trail for the summer hasn’t been all that bad after all.

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The walking path that we spent 3 hours on earlier this spring has been underwater and overrun by the Trinity River for the past month, resurfaced very briefly for a week, and is again submerged.  As a consequence, the pedestrian bridge has been busy each night as Dallasites photograph the different stages of the swollen river.  The water is a constantly rushing, swirling vortex of brown murkiness that you’d not want to dip your toe into.


In Paris (always Texas), we’ve dug up potatoes and fat juicy earthworms - almost more earthworms than potatoes - and brought home some beautiful banana peppers this past weekend.  Grey evenings have been spent air conditioned and indoors, peeking out at the gloaming in between chapters of graphic novels and episodes of Penny Dreadful.  Even watching dinosaurs eat All The People on the big screen and monster trucks wreak havoc in the Australian desert happens at 10 am on damp Sunday mornings.  The longest day of the year was punctuated with flash thunderstorms, with the sky erupting one second and clearing to crystal blue the next.

Reluctantly, I’ve grown to love the indoor time, the forced relaxation, and the additional accidental naps.  But at heart, I’m a sun worshipper and you can bet your boots that when the sun is out, I’m frolicking about in the heat (with plenty of water) the best I can.  Send some sunshine my way, would you please?



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  1. Sending lots of sunshine your way! We've been having on and off storms here and I'm just waiting for those endless sunny days to come .. minus the mosquitos. :)

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  2. Oh dear! That's a little concerning that there was a body found on the trails! Bleck-I would not like to find that while going on a run. Hopefully the rain will clear up and you can enjoy some nice sunshine :)
    Olivia | Her Name Was Celebration

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  3. oh, the new season of Penny Dreadful. is it all out yet? waiting for the last episode to be aired before I'm going to indulge in a Penny Dreadful marathon. that said, it's been an incredibly sunny spring and summer so far over here, but the temperatures are all over the place. we've been down to 13 the other day, after a week of 30+. global warming my ass [sorry] xoxo

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  4. 100º F here yesterday. Big storms last night. Around 3AM Neel had to go out and pull the car off the street to avoid the inevitable flooding. Hot again today, but rain coming. Mostly it's been hot and sunny and hard to find a break to breathe. We got your last summer this summer I think. We're inside in the AC for different reasons. The mosquitoes are as big as my head. I'm not a fan.

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  5. *sends over some sunshine* I hope you guys dry out soon!

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  6. Yeah, I'm getting pretty sick of all the rain and thunderstorms...it's so hot and humid here in Austin! I'm definitely ready for consistent dry weather!

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  7. Hope you can be out in the sun soon but those potatoes look gorgeous!

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  8. I don't really love the dead body . . . l do love the lovely potatoes . . . and I'd be more than happy to send the sunshine your way!

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  9. here's sunshine coming your way, Rooth.

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  10. We're having a rainy weekend. I hope that means you're getting sun. Bodies in rivers are rare here, but not bodies. Sadly, diy cremation seem to be becoming a thing. Crazy world! On a more positive note, what did the potatoes transform into in the kitchen???
    I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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  11. A constantly rushing, swirling vortex of brown murkiness... I hate it when that happens.

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  12. I hope you are having lots of sunshine right now! Weather has been pretty crazy here as well but I guess not that crazy! I am glad you did not discover the body, I am sure that would have been unpleasant! Have a lovely weekend!

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  13. Send that rain to CA!!!!!! We'll trade you some sun.

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  14. Eew dead bodies, yay potatoes and banana peppers! I'll definitely share some of our sunshine. :)

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  15. well it seems oregon and texas made some sort of trade agreement this summer, as i am sure you have heard, portland is a firey inferno of hotness right now. you want sun, come and visit your sister (and me!). xoxo

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  16. Those are some gorgeous potatoes! Any purple ones?

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  17. I'm sorry to hear that your summer is getting rained out!!! Maybe it's time to watch a whole TV series and rock your snuggie. I love those types of nights. Lol

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  18. those potatoes really look nom nom nom!

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