Re: Rain maybe

Hope he is better soon.  You must be so excited to be so close to getting
your Master's degree.  That is fantastic.

On 8/11/07, Andrea Hodges <andreah@hargray.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks Bonnie-I'm looking forward to being done.
>
> Don't know what happened to Austin's eye initially. He scratched his
> cornea
> somehow. Probably playing with Lennox-my wild child.
> It wouldn't heal, which apparently is somewhat common for Boxers. So, the
> vet had to go in and actually abrade the cornea in a tic-tac-toe pattern
> so,
> as he explained to me, it would heal from multiple points rather than just
> one. Supposed to be well on it's way to healing by Monday.
>
> What happened to your terrier? She take on a bigger dog? NEVER a good
> idea,
> although they don't seem to get that.
>
> It may actually rain here today. I just took my first bath of the day.
> LOL!
> I've been outside. We're still under a heat advisory but it's very cloudy
> today and there's a warm wind blowing so compared to what it's been it
> almost felt pleasant. Almost. 40% chance of rain so I'm keeping my fingers
> crossed. It can stay cloudy until this heat wave is over as far as I'm
> concerned. Most of my plants look so bad. The ones that seem to thrive in
> this are the Monstera deliciosa, (Swiss cheese plant) and my tree ferns as
> long as I water them regularly. They are growing gang busters. Oh and my
> Clerodendrum bungei. I'm glad I had the foresight to plant it in a tall
> iron
> cylinder or it would have taken over the yard by now.
> A
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bonnie Holmes" <holmesbm@usit.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 7:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain... again
>
>
> >I hope you are finding your classes interesting...congratulations on
> being
> > so close to completion.  If I had it to do over, that's what I would
> work
> > on.
> >
> > Also, hope your dog is doing better.  What in the world happened to his
> > eye?  I recently nursed our little terrier after she took on more that
> she
> > could handle...a few more inches and I don't think she would have
> > survived.
> > It does take up a lot of time when they are hurting but they do seem
> > appreciative.
> >
> > We are also having very high temperatures with high humidity but no
> rain.
> > The dogs have moved in to enjoy the air conditioning.  I recently read a
> > report of a dissertation  by a U of Arizona graduate student who has
> been
> > studying tree rings to determine years of drought.  According to his
> work,
> > our hemisphere has been in a wet period for the past two hundred years
> and
> > is moving back to very dry.  Ugh.  Looks like my gardening is going to
> > change to drought tolerant and very drought tolerant plants and maybe a
> > rain garden or two.
> >
> >
> >
> >> [Original Message]
> >> From: Andrea Hodges <andreah@hargray.com>
> >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> Date: 8/10/2007 6:52:31 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain... again
> >>
> >> Thanks Theresa-hope he's on the mend too! He's snoring right now so I'm
> >> assuming he's comfortable. LOL! Glad to hear you've got some relaxation
> > time
> >> coming this weekend. I'm sure you can use it! Hope you're well. I can
> > only
> >> hope for 90 degrees sometime this weekend!
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Theresa W" <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net>
> >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 6:22 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain... again
> >>
> >>
> >> > That is awesome that you are well on your way to an MS!!  Hope your
> dog
> > is
> >> > on the mend.  Oh, and if it makes you feel better, it made it up to
> 90
> >> > degrees today ; )
> >> > This really has been an amazingly nice week for weather.  Took
> everyone
> >> > back to the airport a little while ago and now I'm just hanging out
> >> > relaxing.  I have work to do- but nah- it'll keep until next week.
> >> > Jim-  the African Iris (that grew from the seeds you sent a couple of
> >> > years ago) is starting to get a flower bud.  And so it my plumeria on
> > the
> >> > back porch.
> >> >
> >> > Theresa
> >> >
> >> > Andrea Hodges wrote:
> >> >> I hate you...........;-)
> >> >> This is the 5th day of 99+ temps with really high humidity so the
> heat
> >> >> index is between 110-117 depending on the moment. I know it got like
> > this
> >> >> last summer but not for so many straight days in a row, and no rain
> >> >> either. It's interesting to see what plants are handling it well.
> Many
> >> >> haven't needed water at all because the humidity has been so high
> and
> >> >> then others of course need it daily. I have to make myself go
> outside.
> > Me
> >> >> and the dogs are all worn out. My biggest boxer had eye surgery on
> >> >> Wednesday and went ballistic when I tried to put the collar thing on
> > him
> >> >> so-since I don't want to spend another $560 to get his eye repaired
> > he's
> >> >> been at work with me the last two days. Fortunately, he's very good
> > and
> >> >> stayed mostly under my desk. But, it's worn us both out as it's very
> >> >> different from our usual routine of course. Also been super busy at
> > work
> >> >> since it's fall registration and all the Marines are trying to get
> > their
> >> >> funding taken care of for classes. My classes start in a couple of
> > weeks.
> >> >> Two more semesters and I'll have an MS in Horticulture. Whoo hoo!!!
> >> >>
> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa W"
> > <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net>
> >> >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> >> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 11:09 AM
> >> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain... again
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>> Here too- it has been gorgeous!  Low 80s yesterday.  My sister and
> > her
> >> >>> kids are here visiting and we've had great weather.  We we at
> > Yosemite
> >> >>> on Sun and Mon and it was nice there too!
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Theresa
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:
> >> >>>> Meanwhile, we seem to be having an early taste of fall. It has not
> > even
> >> >>>> reached the 90s over the last couple days - in August!! I turned
> off
> >> >>>> the
> >> >>>> cooler last night after just an hour or so, the house was only 74.
> >> >>>> I
> >> >>>> fully expect we'll get back to summer before long, but it's kind
> of
> >> >>>> interesting. Cyndi
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >> >>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]
> >> >>>> On
> >> >>>> Behalf Of Andrea Hodges
> >> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 5:28 PM
> >> >>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >> >>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain... again
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> No rain here-it was 100 on my way home with really high humidity.
> > It's
> >> >>>> miserable. I had to force myself to go out and water just now. I'm
> >> >>>> dripping and it's not from the hose! I'm ready for September.
> >> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >>>> From: "Zemuly Sanders" <zemuly@comcast.net>
> >> >>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> >>>> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 8:22 PM
> >> >>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain... again
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>> I worked outside all day Saturday and Sunday when the THI was
> 105!
> > I
> >> >>>>> surely did drink a lot of water, and I stayed out of the air
> >> >>>> conditioning.
> >> >>>>> I don't mind heat and humidity as long as I stay in it.  It's the
> >> >>>>> constantly going from one extreme to the other that knocks me
> out.
> >> >>>>> zem
> >> >>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >>>>> From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> >> >>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> >>>>> Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 6:12 PM
> >> >>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain... again
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>> well I hope you keep that weather over there!  Today was
> perfect,
> >> >>>> right
> >> >>>>>> about
> >> >>>>>> 80, not sunny.... but of course, I can't be outside...sigh.  It
> is
> >> >>>>>> supposed to
> >> >>>>>> be in the 90's next week, but we are also supposed to get rain
> >> >>>> daily...
> >> >>>>>> we
> >> >>>>>> will see.
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> Donna
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----
> >> >>>>>> From: Cathy Carpenter
> >> >>>>>> <cathy.c@insightbb.com>
> >> >>>>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >> >>>>>> Sent: Saturday, August 4, 2007
> >> >>>>>> 4:51:09 PM
> >> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain... again
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> Only 87? We are in the low to
> >> >>>>>> mid nineties and there are threats of a
> >> >>>>>> triple digit forecast for next
> >> >>>>>> week.... UGH
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> On Aug 2, 2007, at 6:24 PM, Donna
> >> >>>>>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>> Well it is 87degrees with 51percent humidity and 5 to 10 mph
> >> >>>>>>> winds
> >> >>>>>>> at 6:30ish
> >> >>>>>>> tonight... YUCK
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>> They promised me some rain tonight, but now
> >> >>>>>> decided that
> >> >>>>>>> isn't going to happen.... sigh.
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>> Garden is frying and it
> >> >>>>>> appears most of my
> >> >>>>>>> flowers are not into this weather, but a few are blooming
> >> >>>>>> their
> >> >>>>>>> heads off...
> >> >>>>>>> like the hibiscus.
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>> Donna
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>> ----- Original
> >> >>>>>> Message ----
> >> >>>>>>> From: Johnson Cyndi D
> >> >>>>>>> Civ 95 CG/SCSRT
> >> >>>>>> <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
> >> >>>>>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >> >>>>>>> Sent:
> >> >>>>>>> Thursday,
> >> >>>>>> August 2, 2007 3:04:16 PM
> >> >>>>>>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Rain... again
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>> Way to
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> make me jealous! I got brown desert, dirt, and the barest hint
> of
> >> >>>>>>> a cloud
> >> >>>>>> way
> >> >>>>>>> way off to the south. It is a pleasant 99F with 11% humidity
> >> >>>>>>> and no
> >> >>>>>> wind.
> >> >>>>>>> On
> >> >>>>>>> the plus side, yesterday we did have clouds, and at least 10
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> raindrops hit our
> >> >>>>>>> windshield on the way into work. Woo-hoo, moisture!
> >> >>>>>>> Last
> >> >>>>>> night we blew off
> >> >>>>>>> team penning practice (husband is showing signs
> >> >>>>>>> of
> >> >>>>>> strain after weeks of
> >> >>>>>>> rushing from work to home to horse event three
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> nights a week) and I started
> >> >>>>>>> getting the onions out of the garden.
> >> >>>>>>> Should
> >> >>>>>> have grabbed the red ones
> >> >>>>>>> earlier, many of them are not in the
> >> >>>>>>> best shape.
> >> >>>>>> The yellow ones - Candy - are
> >> >>>>>>> looking good, I'll see if I
> >> >>>>>>> can't get all
> >> >>>>>> those inside this weekend. Some of
> >> >>>>>>> them were under stress
> >> >>>>>>> though, they
> >> >>>>>> have those bizarre extra growths.  I have
> >> >>>>>>> plenty of
> >> >>>>>>> tomatoes to play with
> >> >>>>>> too, I'll make chili sauce and canned tomatoes
> >> >>>>>>> since I entered those in the
> >> >>>>>> fair. I'm running a bit late on
> >> >>>>>>> getting my
> >> >>>>>>> entries done but it's par for
> >> >>>>>> the course this year.  I doubt I will
> >> >>>>>>> have
> >> >>>>>>> available half of what I
> >> >>>>>> planned to enter in the garden
> >> >>>>>>> competition, oh
> >> >>>>>>> well.
> >> >>>>>>> I might be able
> >> >>>>>> to substitute some tomatoes for the pepper
> >> >>>>>>> entries.
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>> Cyndi
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >> >>>>>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> [o*@hort.net] On
> >> >>>>>>> Behalf Of james singer
> >> >>>>>>> Sent:
> >> >>>>>> Thursday,
> >> >>>>>>> August 02, 2007 10:33 AM
> >> >>>>>>> To: Garden Chat
> >> >>>>>>> Subject: [CHAT]
> >> >>>>>> Rain... again
> >> >>>>>>> It's
> >> >>>>>>> been raining for much of the last 3 days. And NOAA
> >> >>>>>> says we've got a
> >> >>>>>>> lot of the
> >> >>>>>>> same through next Monday PM. Not easy to tour
> >> >>>>>> the plantation
> >> >>>>>>> between
> >> >>>>>>> cloudbursts, but I did notice quite a few baby
> >> >>>>>> starfruit this
> >> >>>>>>> morning--and I
> >> >>>>>>> didn't even know the tree had bloomed.
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> Pleasant surprise. Unpleasant
> >> >>>>>>> realization: we're almost out of mangos,
> >> >>>>>>> one
> >> >>>>>> more picking, two at most.
> >> >>>>>>> The
> >> >>>>>>> orange jasmines--including the one I
> >> >>>>>> nearly killed with the
> >> >>>>>>> wheelbarrow full
> >> >>>>>>> of softener salt--are in their
> >> >>>>>> third or fourth bloom
> >> >>>>>>> cycle. And when the flush
> >> >>>>>>> of small, multi-petaled
> >> >>>>>> white flowers is
> >> >>>>>>> assaulted by driving rain, it looks
> >> >>>>>>> like it snowed in the
> >> >>>>>> front patio.
> >> >>>>>>> But snow never smelled this good.
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>> The
> >> >>>>>>> Barbados cherry is
> >> >>>>>> in its third bloom cycle, too. It's a mass of
> >> >>>>>>> pink and
> >> >>>>>>> white flowers. The
> >> >>>>>> first two cycles produced heavy crops of
> >> >>>>>>> fruit, but I don't
> >> >>>>>>> know if this
> >> >>>>>> one will--the rain may keep the wasps,
> >> >>>>>>> bumblebees, and other
> >> >>>>>>> pollinators
> >> >>>>>> at home. Usually when it blooms, the
> >> >>>>>>> wasps and bumbles get
> >> >>>>>>> possessive and
> >> >>>>>> let you know you're not welcome in
> >> >>>>>>> the neighborhood until
> >> >>>>>>> they've had
> >> >>>>>> their fill. I've had bumblebees,
> >> >>>>>>> which show no interest in me when
> >> >>>>>>> they're
> >> >>>>>> working on avocado flowers,
> >> >>>>>>> dive-bomb me when I go near the Barbados
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> cherry when it's in bloom.
> >> >>>>>>> Island Jim
> >> >>>>>>> Southwest Florida
> >> >>>>>>> 27.1 N, 82.4 W
> >> >>>>>>> Hardiness Zone 10
> >> >>>>>>> Heat Zone 10
> >> >>>>>>> Sunset Zone 25
> >> >>>>>>> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> Maximum 100
> >> >>>>>>> F [38 C]
> >> >>>>>>>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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