Back to the Fuchsia and Posts of the Week

Oops... time has slipped away, once again. We've had visitors over the course of the past week or so. That's my excuse for my most recent blogging lapse and I'm sticking to it!

My last post illustrated some of the rainy weather we'd been experiencing. It's been lovely and sunny since, though it's raining lightly as I type.

The photos below were taken shortly after bringing home a hanging basket of fuchsia. It rained (and hailed) that very day but when the raindrops ended and the sun came out, my camera was drawn to the droplet-laden blossoms. There's also a short video which I had meant to include with the previous post but forgot about. It shows some of the precipitation which greeted our brand new fuchsia. It wouldn't surprise me at all if next year, that basket yields sunflowers and peanut plants. The squirrels enjoy burying our offerings in it.

I hope you enjoy the blossoms.

Raindrops are my only reminder that clouds have a heartbeat. That I have one, too.

~ Tahereh Mafi

For after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining is let it rain.

~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Remember when we made love in the rain? You asked me to bring protection, and I brought a windshield wiper.

~ Jarod Kintz

I want your sun to reach my raindrops, so your heat can raise my soul upward like a cloud.

~ Rumi

The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house. All that cold, cold, wet day.

~ Dr. Seuss

Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.

~ Roger Miller

The Sun after the rain is much beautiful than the Sun before the rain!

~ Mehmet Murat ildan

Watch for the chair tipping over on the dock. I was looking right at it through the viewfinder and still missed it.

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And now, without further delay, here are the Posts of the Week. The icon below is yours for the taking if your blog post is named as a POTW.

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STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART

So, About That Stroke...
by Carmi
at Written Inc.

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A GOOD READ

Fury in Motion
by Eddie
at Clouds and Silvery Linings
Long
by Slamdunk
at Slam Dunks

You're One Person Away From A Break
by Michael
at Michael Manning.tv

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PHINE PHOTOGRAPHY

Faces of India 171
by Indrani
at i Share

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JUST PLAIN ALL AROUND GOOD

Around West Dorset by Electric Bike
by Maddie
at The World From My Window

The Princess and the Toad
by Tabor
at Room Without Walls

Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
by Betty
at Cut and Dry

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YOU'LL LAUGH

Sock Kitten Cam
by Sharon
at Sharon's Paws Create

Me Too
by Daryl
at Out and About in New York City

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