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Today, I have been so thankful to God for the rain. We've had a long, hot, dry summer - going weeks and weeks with no rain. The last couple of days, we've had a slow, steady, soaking rain - the kind of rain that makes us feel cozy inside, that is quietly dripping off the roof, just a little pitter- patter. The kind of rain that soaks into the ground slowly but leaves no major puddles. A perfect rain. My yard has greened up again, my roses are sprouting buds again for another flush of color before freezing temps shut them down for the winter. The kind of rain that darkens the skies later in the morning and earlier in the evening and causes a foggy blanket to hug our landscape here in east Texas. AND if you're lucky enough not to have to work, the kind of rain that puts you right to sleep...zzzzzzzzz.....
I've noticed through my gardening the last 3 years that the natural rain from the heavens does more for my veggies and flowers and yard than the purified chlorinated water that comes through the water hose. I'm so thankful on this day for this blessing of rain on the earth under my feet here on Sand Flat Farm.
