Thankfulness

@Inlemay (17712)
South Africa
October 18, 2016 11:31pm CST
No rain since the 23 August has had the earth thirsty and arid in most parts of my country, thankfully it rain last night, leaving a fresh smell in the air, telling us "God can hear" Good morning. It's the crack of dawn down here in my Village as I write this but because I have left so many calls for rain, I thought It would be fitting to first give thanks in a thankful way. Hopefully it will continue throughout the day as much more is needed. Just very glad the dry spell is broken. "O bless the morning rain to feed the earth so dry, and let us always be thankful To the heavens and the sky"
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
19 Oct 16
so glad to hear ya finally got some 'f that wet schtuff, hon. i know 'tis a huge relief 'n hopefully such'll continue. loved the poem! kinda envious 'f the lavender - the grasshoppers ate all mine to the ground'n 't seems that only one survived the onslaught.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
19 Oct 16
My lavenders are looking good in the garden as they are hardy and can flourish on the smallest drops of water
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
19 Oct 16
@Inlemay yes ma'am, drought tolerant. not so much grasshopper proof :(
Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14805)
• Ireland
19 Oct 16
@Inlemay My lavender is still blooming well and as fragrant as ever even though it's not mid October, cold and we've had a very wet summer. They are so hardy.
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mor
@stringer321 (5682)
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
19 Oct 16
In my country, it is even drier for now, but, I like it anyway, as long as I have tap water to drink. The heat is more than 30 celsius with small white clouds here and there. If you really are from south Africa, no wonder there is almost no rain there. Watch out from a wild animal out there :-) Africa is well known for the wild life in it and the hot acclimate there. What do you do in south Africa ?
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mor
@stringer321 (5682)
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
19 Oct 16
@Inlemay Ballet is nice, though I don't know it, I like some dancing. Do you have pupils who come to learn Ballet ? Can you please bring some photos from around your neighborhood of where you live ? I want to be able to imagine how it looks like.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
19 Oct 16
@stringer321 all my blogging photos are my own and from in and about my home and city and country - take a meander through them and see what you like
Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
19 Oct 16
I am an event coordinator and I own a Ballet School.
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
19 Oct 16
There has always been a blatant contrast across the globe with some locations desperate for rain while others are fed up with t.
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
19 Oct 16
@Inlemay Yes, no wonder the Earth is referred to as female.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
19 Oct 16
For sure - so brutal the earth
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
20 Oct 16
@Asylum whoooo - we are not brutal . .
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Curlann
@annierose (21977)
• United States
19 Oct 16
Wow! You are endowed with good language skills. I love reading your posts because I enjoy every word. You are such a creative writer.
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Curlann
@annierose (21977)
• United States
19 Oct 16
@Inlemay Sure. I just responded to your post where you showed a temple in Japan. I attached almost the same photo but I couldn't see the photo I attached.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
19 Oct 16
you are very kind to say that - enjoy reading
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Gus Kilthau
@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
1 Nov 16
@Inlemay - Good Friend - An addendum you can use with your fine poem of thankfulness... ... Ever thankful for the rain. tomorrow may it come again. ... -Gus-
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
3 Nov 16
absolutely - we should never wish it away
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Sophie
@SophieY (891)
• South Africa
19 Oct 16
Nothing in our area this week, but the air is cooler and there is a cloud build up - so glad that you got some rain. I hope it sticks around long enough to make it useful in the dams
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
19 Oct 16
we hope
vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
19 Oct 16
I too fear dry spells very much but that is a real long dry spell..you all get rain in August? I thought we get it in Northern Hemisphere..
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
19 Oct 16
Yes we get rain in August to start our Spring. But we had nothing all through September which was very strange
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502343)
• Italy
19 Oct 16
It rains today here too... it's not something that we asked. We had enough rain from Friday until last Monday and now we are back again.
Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
19 Oct 16
we are sitting at a 50/50 chance of rain or sun today here, or were the last time I checked anyways
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14805)
• Ireland
19 Oct 16
@inlemay The earth smells so good when it rains after a dry spell. It's like learning how flowers smell all over again.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
19 Oct 16
its the freshest smell ever
ARM
@responsiveme (22923)
• India
19 Oct 16
The smell of the first rain on the dry earth is the stuff of songs and poetry. Wish you all a season with the right amount of rain.Ours is getting over and am looking forward to winter.