I'm so excited ........ it rained YaY
By rebelann1949
@rebelann (113904)
El Paso, Texas
August 23, 2023 4:16pm CST
In case there's still a photo glitch, I've uploaded a photo of my first trumpet flowers since I put this plant in 2 years ago, it's in a large planter near my shed.
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What I'm so excited about is the rain. It lasted from about 10:15 am til after 10:41 am. Not bad for this desert. I'm hoping we'll get a little more later today.

Living in a desert means rain is not common so we make a big deal about rain around here. This time it seems the rain will be on and off most of the day, tha...
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@RebeccasFarm (94538)
• Arvada, Colorado
23 Aug 23
Oh those flowers are lovely Rebel..bet they loved the rain!!



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@BarBaraPrz (49558)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
24 Aug 23
It rained here today, too, but not heavily. It still made it impossible for me to cut the grass or do any other garden work today.
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@BarBaraPrz (49558)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
24 Aug 23
@rebelann That's for sure.
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@much2say (57522)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Aug 23
@rebelann In the 70s - wow!! Hope it's feeling mighty fine over there!! We're in the triples - for another couples I think before a cool down.
I have to agree with you . . . I'd rather the warm wet weather too. I can take the wintery type rain only for so long
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@rebelann (113904)
• El Paso, Texas
29 Aug 23
I can't bear cold wet weather at all.
Dang, triples over there? Cheeze, we finally got past the triples about 2 weeks ago, well mostly, we did get a couple days over 100f but that's it. Now we're getting 90s mostly. Hey, we got about an hour of rain a while ago and if those clouds to the west float my way we might get a little more.
Have you gotten any rain from Hilary?
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@rebelann (113904)
• El Paso, Texas
24 Aug 23
Thanks, today is really weird, it hasn't gotten over 77f all day and it's still partly cloudy.
I just hope if we get more rain it won't be as cold as today. I really don't like cold wet weather, it's better when it's warm wet weather ..... Yeah, I'm not picky am I 

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@snowy22315 (188970)
• United States
25 Aug 23
That must have been wonderful for you
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@snowy22315 (188970)
• United States
25 Aug 23
@rebelann Party time! Get your bucket out!
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16914)
• China
27 Aug 23
Beautiful flowers ! We call it Chinese trumpet creeper.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16914)
• China
28 Aug 23
@rebelann You are welcome ! I have had a potted Campsis radicans for several years,but has no flower so far.
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@Tampa_girl7 (52305)
• United States
24 Aug 23
That’s great that you got the rain.
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@RasmaSandra (84651)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Aug 23
Lovely flowers and love the color, I am glad this photo posted, Good for you getting the rain you needed,
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@LindaOHio (187979)
• United States
24 Aug 23
It thundered and rained for hours here yesterday. I'm glad you got some rain. How did you manage to post a picture? I've tried more than a dozen times; and it just doesn't work anymore!!! Enjoy your day. Lovely flowers.
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@LindaOHio (187979)
• United States
24 Aug 23
@rebelann We have two butterfly bushes which I hope will attract the hummingbirds.
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@dgobucks226 (36490)
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25 Aug 23
Did you do a "rain dance."
Native Americans highly recommend it!
Glad you got some 



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@rebelann (113904)
• El Paso, Texas
26 Aug 23
El Paso got record breaking rain that caused major flooding and mudslides on the mountains which caused millions of dollars worth of damage especially to all those high end homes they'd built on the mountainsides. We even had flooding in the Rio Grand which we've never had before in recorded weather reports. The rain didn't stop for 30 days, gave me some appreciation of what flooding can do to an area that wasn't prepared for it.
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@dgobucks226 (36490)
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26 Aug 23
@rebelann Hmm, what exactly happened in 2006 to keep you from dancing? It wasn't a "sun or ghost dance."
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@GardenGerty (163362)
• United States
24 Aug 23
I have trumpet vine taking over a large part of my back yard. They are pretty. Right now looking north I see big white fluffy clouds.
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@rebelann (113904)
• El Paso, Texas
25 Aug 23
I hope the vine I have ventures out and around, it would be so pretty to have them attracting bees and hummers
@Marilynda1225 (84591)
• United States
25 Aug 23
The picture showed up and the flowers are so pretty. Glad you were able to enjoy a little bit of rain
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@rebelann (113904)
• El Paso, Texas
24 Aug 23
Yes, it always is. Here it's normal to go months with no more than a half inch of rain.
