tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post65677463476868249..comments2024-03-29T12:00:55.658+00:00Comments on Going Gently: A "Lovely Show"John Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-7317995400729281372012-06-28T15:55:33.083+00:002012-06-28T15:55:33.083+00:00What lovely photos! I live in a very dry area and ...What lovely photos! I live in a very dry area and would love to see that much green and that much vegetation.Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-64223473954426710782012-06-28T09:25:17.383+00:002012-06-28T09:25:17.383+00:00rest assured our land would not be half as green a...rest assured our land would not be half as green and half as pleasant without all this rain.... I know we don't need it all at once.... nor do we particularly need it all in the summer, but it's good for slugs..... snails..... and everything else that will eat the new growth it brings!!ArcticFoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07406779213296821110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-80388308877446313432012-06-28T01:20:18.620+00:002012-06-28T01:20:18.620+00:00Everything looks green. And how great of them to p...Everything looks green. And how great of them to plant the lovely flowers.<br /><br />Hope you do get some sun though. Will brighten everyone's spirits.<br />Have a good night and a wonderful day tomorrow, John.LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-40702523992027524712012-06-27T22:23:13.606+00:002012-06-27T22:23:13.606+00:00Those poor wee tagetes aren't going to thrive ...Those poor wee tagetes aren't going to thrive in your current weather conditions. Good job no one planted petunias. They sulk in rainy overcast conditions. But well done to the gardeners.Lady Mondegreen's Secret Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638813551209321151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-50362762027777940902012-06-27T21:21:04.145+00:002012-06-27T21:21:04.145+00:00Well, weather aside, it all makes me want to rush ...Well, weather aside, it all makes me want to rush over and settle in the village so I can be a pensioner there.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-25543525546287540572012-06-27T20:09:54.500+00:002012-06-27T20:09:54.500+00:00So that's where all the wet is!Here we are hop...So that's where all the wet is!Here we are hoping Tropical Storm Debbie would have visited us instead of Florida.<br /><br />So wonderful that the villagers take such pride in the village and giving the pensioners flower beds to brighten their yards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-49520143561621670882012-06-27T19:07:19.229+00:002012-06-27T19:07:19.229+00:00I'm surprised the flower beds didn't conta...I'm surprised the flower beds didn't contain any petunias. That is the first choice for annuals in my neck of the woods!Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-6376445111966435092012-06-27T18:59:01.733+00:002012-06-27T18:59:01.733+00:00Sheesh, into each life some rain must fall, eh? To...Sheesh, into each life some rain must fall, eh? Too bad we can't have it spread around more equitably. It's going to be 102 degrees here from Friday until Sunday, and we've had nary a drop of rain for weeks. Our poor garden is aching for a good soaking. Only plus side is the grass sure doesn't need mowing.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-59273680124033510132012-06-27T18:27:49.466+00:002012-06-27T18:27:49.466+00:00I can't remember the last dry, sunny day we...I can't remember the last dry, sunny day we've had here in the Pacific Northwest. True, I don't have to water the garden, but my poor veggies are starving for sunshine.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477806052578880686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-88598423674958081482012-06-27T17:35:41.384+00:002012-06-27T17:35:41.384+00:00With my sloppy reading John, I read 'conservat...With my sloppy reading John, I read 'conservation' as 'conservative' and thought what a apolitical village it must be!<br /><br />I went to Ripon this morning and went through pouring rain and brilliant sunshine several times during the twenty odd miles.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-27197681203395494162012-06-27T17:00:58.815+00:002012-06-27T17:00:58.815+00:00It's raining here like a cow pissing on a flat...It's raining here like a cow pissing on a flat rock.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-28823214928532894372012-06-27T16:11:20.131+00:002012-06-27T16:11:20.131+00:00There's always weather, whether or not. I'...There's always weather, whether or not. I'm getting old--that's what all the old people used to say.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-84484151392603278392012-06-27T15:37:23.515+00:002012-06-27T15:37:23.515+00:00aah there's lovelyaah there's lovelyBadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-37943981055597161902012-06-27T15:13:17.148+00:002012-06-27T15:13:17.148+00:00Such a quaint and well-loved village, the flower b...Such a quaint and well-loved village, the flower beds are colorful as a box of crayons...<br />We'll take all the rain you can send this way, we are officially at drought stage :(<br />~JoA Brit in Tennesseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-48621698016191211962012-06-27T14:08:24.522+00:002012-06-27T14:08:24.522+00:00We are getting loads of rain this week as well. I ...We are getting loads of rain this week as well. I had high hopes of outfitting the boat this week, but when i'm done work, it rains. Yes, i can outfit in the rain, but it's easier to do it in dryer weather.<br /><br />Of course, the sun is peeking out now, that i've taken a few minutes break from work to read your blog. when i try for an hour later on today for boat stuff, i'm sure the grey clouds will come rushing back.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-19908359627120046672012-06-27T13:43:31.854+00:002012-06-27T13:43:31.854+00:00Wish we could average this out. Over on this side...Wish we could average this out. Over on this side of the pond we are sere and fried to a crisp. Crops are dying in fields. Gardeners are already giving up for this year...sad. I could use some cool and damp, I'm melting into my shoes! (Kentucky, U.S.A.) Don't know which is worse.Barbee'https://www.blogger.com/profile/11316077390373348067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-69471906237302628822012-06-27T12:41:24.553+00:002012-06-27T12:41:24.553+00:00Your village must have more free range eggs kickin...Your village must have more free range eggs kicking about than anywhere else in Wales!DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199859409385042568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-81225395842154179902012-06-27T12:38:11.145+00:002012-06-27T12:38:11.145+00:00I'll do my best to send you some of our heat.....I'll do my best to send you some of our heat...we have it in spades with plenty left over.<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-49806071496059430512012-06-27T12:31:09.305+00:002012-06-27T12:31:09.305+00:00I'd better not mention our weather for fear of...I'd better not mention our weather for fear of extreme envy.<br /><br />Is the raffle winner selling your eggs as his own? My gals are suffering a bit from the heat (damn, I've gone and said it again).Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-54714479889860708612012-06-27T11:57:00.631+00:002012-06-27T11:57:00.631+00:00Oh, you poor people with all that rain. It might ...Oh, you poor people with all that rain. It might be a good time to go to a sunny, warm island to get away from it all.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-49581018862067474302012-06-27T11:15:33.315+00:002012-06-27T11:15:33.315+00:00Well, at least you don't have to go out and wa...Well, at least you don't have to go out and water the gardens but a little sun would be nice once in a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-89547404956085157032012-06-27T11:07:10.451+00:002012-06-27T11:07:10.451+00:00Oh yes, a lovely show. It makes such a difference ...Oh yes, a lovely show. It makes such a difference when people have real pride in their neighbourhood and want everything to look its best.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-40222332055428301892012-06-27T10:28:51.653+00:002012-06-27T10:28:51.653+00:00Amazing how a flower 'show' will perk thin...Amazing how a flower 'show' will perk things up! Now for some sun! Good luck!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199777195853274898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-24249256806096462632012-06-27T10:04:51.670+00:002012-06-27T10:04:51.670+00:00The flowers are wonderful, the rain is challenging...The flowers are wonderful, the rain is challenging everywhere...Nota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-70830953422360356242012-06-27T10:04:24.039+00:002012-06-27T10:04:24.039+00:00Surely July will be better and we can forget the u...Surely July will be better and we can forget the unsettled and often rainy weather of June. My vegetables are crying out for warmth and sunshine but at least I haven't had to water them for a while.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com