Additional water news

This morning adorable hubby dumped almost 4 inches of water out of the rain gauge.  It poured last night at our house.  In the middle of the night, it poured for a little while inside our house.  The place where the falling tree tore the rain gutters off the front facade, is probably leaking.  So, I have called the insurance company, and we will see what they say.

Outside the house the trees are soaking up the rain and everything seems several feet taller and much thicker - we really live in temperate rain forest here, with the high canopy, the under layer of younger trees, and the ground layer of bushes and shrubs...it's really beautiful.

The frogs are going crazy in celebration. Over the weekend, I found two tree frogs in the kitchen.  Don't know how they got in there.  Silly things.

Poem for a small planet (fragment)

I recall the blue water planet,
Circling a yellow sun.
I recall the hearts of love,
Beating as one.
I notice the mindless ground,
Revealed by mindful attention.
I act with those beating hearts,

Displaying boundless compassion.

Act with those beating hearts,

Subsumed in boundless compassion.

Oh, my sisters and brothers,
The hearts of love are calling,

Care for the blue water planet.....

On-call satisfaction

Here I am, wide awake in the middle of the night. I got paged at 10:45, and it wasn't obvious that the problem was fixed until about 15 minutes ago. There is some satisfaction about getting a good resolution to a problem. Actually, I got paged on my way home, and was able to solved that issue too. So, two big successes today.  But I need to get up at 5 am. Ugh. Better try to sleep.

Pony outfits

We live in bug heaven and the ponies suffer from the mosquitos, gnats and flies. This year we are going to try something different and keep fly sheets on them as much as we can. Here they are all spiffy and clean. The big boy horse has already ripped his good. But he get utucaria from the gnats and he is happy to have it on. The old girl horse is just happy for any attention. Such good ponies. Don't know what happened to the photo. I don't seem to be able to get a better one to attach.

Bumper crop of blueberries!

Not sure how well they will show up in the photo, but we are headed for a bumper crop of blueberries this year. Blueberries are great. I'll start checking them every couple days now because it seems like I often miss the earliest ones! Stay tuned!

Iris in Bloom

See the lovely lavender irises blooming? See the vigorous horseradish blooming white in the background? See Tommy, the Guardian of the Garden, lurking in the shade? See the pea pole teepees waiting for the sugar peas to crawl all the way to the top? I love gardening!

Lunch muffins

Yummiest savory salmon lunch muffins!

2.25 c. cooked wild rice blend
8 oz  spicy Creole seasoned grilled salmon
3/4 c chopped onions
3/4 c chopped broccoli
1 c chopped spinach
4 eggs
2 Tbs good olive oil
Creole season salt

Prehheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix all ingredients except salt.
Put muffin cups in muffin pans. Fill cups to tho top with rice mixture.
Sprinkle lightly with the seasoning salt.
Bake 30 minutes. Cool completely before freezing.
Reheat by microwaving.  1 - 2 minutes.
Serve with a little tartar sauce or mayonaise, as they tend to be dry.