Memorial Day Weekend

@GreatMartin (23675)
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
May 25, 2020 2:06pm CST
Starting raining Friday, and since then, we have had sun showers, light showers, heavy showers, winds and a blimp flying over Fort Lauderdale saluting the First Responders and the lost heroes of too many wars. It is quiet around Gateway and I take a walk every so often in the rain to get out, to get fresh air even if it is wet and then I come back to my haven to have a bite to eat and do one of the many chores on my list that I don't get around to but instead look at my flowers. Walking around Gateway the only color we have left are the purples of the Queen Crepe Myrtle trees which still dot the property after the new owners took out most of the flowering flora we had like Hibiscus, fruit trees, Frangnipini trees, roses, gardenias, etc. Then I sit in the middle of my living room looking at the cacti, the Geraniums, Begonias, the pepper plants with their bloom(S) knowing, for some reason, I will only get 1 pepper on each plant. Now I am tracking the growth of the seeds I bought at The Dollar Tree in April and patiently wait for the first blooms. Okay, okay, I will clean out one draw!!
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
26 May 20
Why did they remove all the flowers and trees?
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
31 May 20
@GreatMartin To me that's ridiculous! A lot of the flowers belonged to the residents, didn't they? I'm sure they were maintaining their own flowers.
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@GreatMartin (23675)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
26 May 20
Cost too much to maintain!!
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@GreatMartin (23675)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
31 May 20
@simone10 Yes but they want everything uniform--in other words boring!!
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@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 May 20
Enjoy the weekend and be safe. Thunderstorms here today. Nice collage.
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@GreatMartin (23675)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
26 May 20
It is rain all week!
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@GreatMartin (23675)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
26 May 20
@CarolDM I don't mind it--just another side of Mother Nature!
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@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
26 May 20
@GreatMartin Tis the season as they say.
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
25 May 20
Good afternoon Mr.Martin not much to say.
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@GreatMartin (23675)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
26 May 20
You said it though!!
@RasmaSandra (73743)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 May 20
Happy Memorial Day! We finally had a rainy day. Memorial Day fizzles here. No concerts on the beach and the fireworks I heard sounded more like pops,
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@GreatMartin (23675)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
26 May 20
We have had 8 inches of rain in 2 days!!
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@KnehKnah (3584)
• Philippines
26 May 20
You made me remember the beauty of the crepe myrtle tree & other flowering plants, when we were in Florida last year. Oh, gosh! I miss US!
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@GreatMartin (23675)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
28 May 20
@KnehKnah I think I have had 2 colds in 70 years!!
@GreatMartin (23675)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
26 May 20
Right now we are getting flooded!!!
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@KnehKnah (3584)
• Philippines
27 May 20
@GreatMartin Oh! I hope you'll not catch colds, Sir!
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@DianneN (247219)
• United States
25 May 20
My Florida friend told me about the weather. Are you talking about Gateway, the road? Happy you have plenty to keep you happy this Memorial Day.
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@GreatMartin (23675)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
26 May 20
No--we are the Gateway Terrace Apartments!
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@DianneN (247219)
• United States
26 May 20
@GreatMartin How the heck would I know that?
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@GreatMartin (23675)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
28 May 20
@DianneN And here I thought you were smart!!! Was I wrong??? ME? WRONG? N-o-o-o-o-o-o-o!
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@LeaPea2417 (36522)
• Toccoa, Georgia
25 May 20
Happy Memorial Day to you!
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@GreatMartin (23675)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
26 May 20
Mmmmm---I don't know if 'happy' is the right term unless we are glad we are alive!!