Here's what we dealt with this afternoon about 5:30 or so. Hail - marble size hail. Didn't last too very long, but I'm glad I had my car parked in the garage and was already home from work. Last time I got caught in a hailstorm, I had dings all in my car! We had a series of strong storms pass through east Texas and up through Arkansas & Oklahoma. It's tornado season 'round these parts, ma'am. Well, they did have a couple of twisters touch down somewhere, but we lucked out this time around.
In other news, Princess H is leaving for Canada on Saturday from her college youth group on a mission trip. They will be working with inner city youths in the Toronto area, I think. She's looking forward to going, but I'm praying for her problem with motion sickness. She has it real bad, and I hope it doesn't flare up.
Now, it's 7 a.m. here. I just got a comment from Kathy B. over at Spot on Cedar Pond directed at ME. Silly girl - she posted a video about moles and gophers. What a hoot she is - you must go over and say hi! We have this ongoing battle with yard varmints and I'm afraid she's ahead at the moment. Actually, I'm in a race against her husband, and now I think she's helping him out! Hmmmmm.... was this in the rules of the game??? Hahahaha! Looks to me like Texas does NOT have the biggest moles! At least the ones in my yard are much smaller & harder to catch - wait! Does that mean I can have a mole handicap??? Anyway go visit her and see her funny videos! Kathy - thanks for the belly-laugh this morning!!! (I AM glad you got another mole!)
I took a couple of photos of my MIL's camellia bush yesterday afternoon when I went by the house. It's always been beautiful and it's been blooming for awhile now. It's starting to drop its petals but it looks sorta pretty on the ground, too.
My MIL used to take a single bloom and float it in a pretty little teacup. She loved camellias. I'll never see a camellia that I don't think of that....
Ya'll have a great and wonderful and spectacular day! I gotta get ready for work, and I'm hoping to stop at one of the handful of garage sales that I've picked out of today's newspaper before I get to work! Yes, GARAGE SALE SEASON HAS BEGUN AND IS NOW COMING INTO FULL SWING!!! Three cheers!
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Yard sales! Love them!!!
Take care during this bad weather season.
And last but not least...hope you win!!!
Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! for garage sales! HipHip... That's too funny having a contest for gophers! Go get 'em, Chickie! Just planted some lovely camellias this week. They are only two feet tall or so. Can't wait until they grow larger and show their pretty blooms. That bush is gorgeous.
Let us know what you find this morning. :)
Oh, how do you pace yourself at the garage sales and get to work on time? I start looking and time flies away.
What a lovely idea to float a flower in a tea cup. I think I'll do that when our cutting flowers come into bloom. It's a great way to save one that gets bent!!
Happy hunting :O)
The camillias are so prety! We got 13 inches of snow 2 days ago and it's cold and windy too....some where out there..is spring, I'm trying to stay positive! Come say hi :D
I can't believe the beautiful Camellia's - flowers floating in a teacup . . . how lovely! I so wish Spring would come to Idaho!
Garage sales sound so fun, hope you find some wonderful deals. Stay safe!
Blessings,
Barb
Glad that you escaped any troubles with the hail and tornado landing. Praying for your daughter to have a great time and not to suffer with motion sickness...M&Ms work for me with motion sickness for whatever reason. They probably work for me no matter the reason...oh good grief.
Looking forward to seeing the loot from all those garage sales and what a beautiful camellia bush. Have you taken your mil a teacup with a camellia floating in it yet?
Off to follow your link to The Mole Hunter.
Beautiful!
Have fun finding those sales.
Hope you stay safe. Being in West Texas.........I know what you mean about Tornados. The sky and weather is being that way as I write this. Love the pretty flowers! Have a great weekend. blessings,Kathleen
The camelia bush is beautiful...my mother had the prettiest one and I never see camelias without thinking of her. We had flooding here in Alabama yesterday and more storms are predicted for tomorrow. The bad part of spring is tornadoes.
Hail! Yikes!!!!!!!!!!!
I have never seen camelias. They are beautiful.
Have a blessed day.
we had pea size hail yesterday...looks like more rain tonight...then the suns coming back for the weekend...tell daughter to have a safe trip...hope her motion sickness stays away...
Good to hear your car was in the garage, I've seen cars after hail has battered them, it's not a pretty sight.
Hope your daughter has a wonderful trip, oh to be young again !
Find a good bargain at the yard sales, aren't they such fun !
The really bad weather skipped us, well, did not skip us, just wasn't as bad as some places in Arkansas.
Gkad to hear yall are OK. I love Texas but the spring stoms scare me half to death.
Prayers for a safe journey on her mission trip.
Yall crack me up with the gopher count!
Have a blessed evening
MIL's camellia bush is beautiful. Reminds me of my Great Aunt Be, who also had camellias. She usually had a bloom floating in a dish or a teacup somewhere in her house, too. With the looks of that hail, it was a good thing that your car was in the garage. I am going over to Cedar Pond now to get caught up on Kathy's mole war. Take care!
Ha ha! I think once you get going you will catch up and possibly overtake our count~ our son-in-law was mighty impressed with your trapping skills! Don't worry about my husband getting help from me, I don't know how to set the traps( see why the men in our family were impressed by you?- they made nice and admiring comments about Texan women)
The hail in our part of the country matches your state, big! I am surprised the beautiful camellia has any blossoms left. I remember when our family lived in Louisiana in the 60's there was a hail storm that woke us all up by softball ( YES! ) size hailstones crashing through the windows. Our parents had to gather us 4 little girls up and place us in the middle of the living room for the rest of the night for our own safety. That hail did put dents in our car too. We lived fairly close to the Texas border .
Garage sales, wow. Don't forget to show us your treasures.
that's a 'mole' lot of camellias.
mine look anemic in comparison.
in oklahoma, our moles are the
size of golden retrievers. :)
have fun garage sale-ing.
that's a 'mole' lot of camellias.
mine look anemic in comparison.
in oklahoma, our moles are the
size of golden retrievers. :)
have fun garage sale-ing.
that's a 'mole' lot of camellias.
mine look anemic in comparison.
in oklahoma, our moles are the
size of golden retrievers. :)
have fun garage sale-ing.
We had storms today, but no hail. Glad you guys survived ok! Love the flowers.
In 1985 in PA we had a hail storm and tornado combined. We went out after it was over and picked up hailstones the size of golf balls and kept them in the freezer for years! Not fun going thru it. Had roof damage.
Be sure and let us know what you got at the gargage sale! Have a great weekend!
WOW! That's some hail!
The camelia bush is gorgeous.
Hope you had a great weekend and found some great bargains.
Hugs,
Tara
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