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Thursday, June 15, 2023

Storm (Six Sentence Story), Good Fences, Sammy’s Poetry Day and Brian’s Thankful Thursday

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We'd been about a week without rain, and the grass was starting to show it.


Sometimes our weather pattern is "a thunderstorm a day keeps the drought at bay," and other times it is dry, dry. dry. dry, monsoon rain, and this day was like that.


The day started with that hot, muggy feeling that only gets hotter and muggier as the clouds build up, until you can see nothing but black skies and feel the crackle of the approaching lightening.


Then comes the wind, pushed ahead of the falling rain, which comes down in buckets and sheets, while the lightening strikes all around and the "thunder bumpers" shake the whole house, trees whipping around like mad and branches and leaves flying off in every direction.


After a while it moderates to just rain, interspersed with the occasional cell of more violent weather, and when it finally tapers off, you step outside to a different world from the one before the storm as the 3-5 inches of rain from the last two hours tries to drain off.


You smell the petrichor, and start to hear the birds chirping again in their gladness it's over, and you put on your grubby clothes and go out to begin the chore of cleaning the debris left behind.



Linking up with Denise at Girlie On The Edge Blog, where she hosts Six Sentence Stories, and the cue is Petrichor.      





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While Good Fences Around the World seems to have gone the way of the dodo bird, i still enjoy looking for and posting interesting fences, so i will!





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It's Angel Sammy's Poetry Day This week's image and my poem:    





I'm not really that lazy,

I just need my rest, you see.

I spend my time defending

my big territory.


My wives spend their time hunting,

I chase invaders away,

it just makes a bloke tired,

is all I have to say!



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Brian of Brian's Home hosts the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop.   It's time to share something for which i am thankful.  


Today i am thankful The Big Boss and Sweetie went back to the farm this week and found Sweetie's phone!






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Today is:


A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed Day -- simply a good day to remember this, and thank a friend


Career Nursing Assistants' Day -- and the start of CNA Week 


Dia del Arbol -- Costa Rica (Tree Day/Arbor Day)


Fly A Kite Day (on the anniversary of Ben Franklin's kite experiment)


Global Wind Day -- to celebrate wind energy    


Magna Carta Day -- UK (King John set his seal on the document this day in 1215)


Mangaia Gospel Day -- Mangaia, Cook Islands


Native American Citizenship Day -- US (passage, in 1924, of the legislation recognizing citizenship of Native Americans in the US)


National Dump the Pump Day -- The American Public Transportation Association used to sponsor this day to encourage you to consider public transportation as a way to cut down on high gasoline prices    


National Lobster Day


Nature Photography Day -- sponsored by the North American Nature Photography Association 


Recess at Work Day -- engage in productive play!   


Salvation Day/National Day of Salvation -- Azerbaijan


Separation Day -- Delaware, US (date of declaration of separation from England and Pennsylvania)


Smile Power Day -- test out smile power today, it's free!


Sneak a Kiss Day -- usual litany of cautions with this internet generated holiday


St. Vitus' Day (Patron of actors, comedians, dancers, dogs, epilepsy sufferers; against animal attacks, dog bites, epilepsy, lightning, oversleeping, rheumatic chorea, Saint Vitus' Dance, snake bites, storms, wild beasts; Badia Calavena, Italy; Czech Republic; Forio, Italy; Prague, Czech Republic; Recanati, Italy; Vacha, Germany; Wetsens, Netherlands; Zeven, Germany)


Valdemar's Day and Reunion Day -- Denmark (an official Flag Day)


Vestalia -- Ancient Roman Calendar (main and final celebration, in which the Temple of Vesta was swept clean)


World Elder Abuse Awareness Day -- because our elders deserve to be protected and cared for properly


Worldwide Day of Giving 



Anniversaries Today:


King Hussein of Jordan marries Lisa Halaby (Queen Noor), 1978

Gustaf, Crown Prince of Sweden marries Princess Margaret of Connaught, 1905

Arkansas becomes the 25th US State, 1836



Birthdays Today:


William Dean Martin, 1981

Neil Patrick Harris, 1973

Leah Remini, 1970

Ice Cube, 1969

Lisa McCall, 1969

Dina Meyer, 1969

Courteney Cox Arquette, 1964

Helen Hunt, 1963

Julie Hagerty, 1955

Jim Belushi, 1954

Simon Callow, 1949

Nicola Pagett, 1945

Waylon Jennings, 1937

Mario Cuomo, 1932

Erroll Garner, 1921

Muzaffer Tema, 1919

Bob Wian, 1914

Edvard Grieg, 1843

Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson, 1767

Henry FitzRoy, illegitimate son of Henry VIII, 1519

Edward the Black Prince, 1330



Debuting/Premiering Today:


The Lion King(Animated film), 1994

Dick Tracy(Film), 1990

"Hee Haw"(TV), 1969

"My Little Margie"(TV), 1952




Today in History:


The Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history, BC763

King John of England puts his seal to the Magna Carta, 1215

The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys, 1667

Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity, 1752

Delaware votes to suspend government under the British Crown and separate officially from Pennsylvania, 1776

Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, co-pilot of the first-ever manned flight (1783), and his companion, Pierre Romain, become the first-ever casualties of an air crash when their hot air balloon explodes during their attempt to cross the English Channel, 1785

Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber, 1844

The Oregon Treaty establishes the 49th parallel as the border between the United States and Canada, from the Rocky Mountains to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, 1846

Crown Prince Wilhelm becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II and is the last emperor of the German Empire, 1888

The most destructive tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people, 1896

A fire aboard the steamboat SS General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1000, 1904

Tabulating Computing Recording Corporation (IBM) is incorporated, 1911

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter, 1916

A German expedition led by Karl Wien lost sixteen members in an avalanche on Nanga Parbat (9th highest mountain), the largest single day loss of life on an 8,000m peak, 1937

In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government of North America, 1944

Israel and Vatican City establish full diplomatic relations, 1994

Near earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000 km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon, 2002

In Bulgaria, remains that some believe to be the bones of John the Baptist, are scientifically proven to be from a Middle Eastern man and dated to be from the first century AD, 2012

Scotland Yard launches criminal inquiry and British Prime Minister Theresa May announces a public inquiry a day after the Grenfell Tower fire, 2017

A baseball jersey belonging to Babe Ruth becomes the most expensive item of sports memorabilia ever when it sells for $5.64 million at auction, 2019

In a landmark decision, the US Supreme Court rules 6-3 that gay and transgender workers cannot be discriminated against in the workplace, 2020

According to new DNA research taken from burials at Lake Issyk Kul, the 14th century plague the Black Death originated in Kyrgyzstan,  2022

17 comments:

  1. Petrichor is a lovely word for a lovely smell. Here we had 5 drops of rain after almost a month of no rain (I love sunny, but plants and farmers don't). And the smell this morning was wonderful.

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  2. You are blessed, Mimi; for living in a place where you can observe the magnificent show of nature.
    And, for having a crystal clear voice for sharing what your heart and mind want to say.

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  3. I adore the scent of rain washed land. That is one 'laxed lion and your poem made me smile. Thank you.

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  4. We need one of those really good soaking, downpours. It is so dry here right now and no rain in sight.

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  5. That word "petrichor" is fantastic---very evocative.

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  6. I enjoyed each and every word. Again, I know I always say that but it is always true.

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  7. Fun post ~ great story and glad Sweetie's phone was found ~ We had one of those thunderstorm's last night ~ Ziggy does not like them at all ~ sigh

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
    A ShutterBur Explores,
    aka ( A Creative Harbor)

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  8. You certainly experienced some extreme weather! Love the not-lazy lion!

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  9. Excellent work with a difficult prompt word!

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  10. Glad the phone was found. Cute poem. And that is a lot of rain. XO

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  11. That really was a great story! I enjoyed the poem too and boy, what a wonderful thankful to find that phone! Thanks for joining our Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!

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  12. That's a GREAT poem.....I'd say that lion deserves to hang out in a tree while all the activity is going on below - a long life (I think that guy is a Senior) with probably a harem of bossy wives and sassy kids so if he wants to watch the world go by he should. I just love this guy - looks like Teddy (haha).

    Hugs, Pam

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  13. We've been missing rain here, too. Your Six was a cool refresher...thank you!

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  14. After living in Florida for 10 years, experiencing 4 hurricanes in 4 years and all manner of storms, you have so very accurately described a southern storm to a T and! beautifully incorporated the prompt word.

    A lion in a tree? Sure, why not, lol.

    Congrats on finding Sweetie's phone!

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  15. Scary weather, we lost power four times in two weeks. The last one on Thursday was 6 hours without power. It was awful. But a gal from the book club I participate in on line is in Shreveport. No power for days and days and days. She has such a grateful attitude. Everywhere in the world there are storms and emergencies and sadness. So I pray. Lots of praying.

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  16. I love those thundering big storms! We used to open our garage door and sit there and watch them. So fun!

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