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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

I am reforwarding the posts that went into cyberspace....

EarthNSky wrote:
> I came back from vacation to a flooded garden.  Everything is muddy and
> water is standing around.  I don't know how much rain we got, but the
> creek has apparently been running for the last 4 days and my guess is
> that we got over 6 inches here.(since last Saturday)  I have never seen
> my property so green.  We cut the grass on Friday, and now it is over a
> foot tall and looks like a forgotten field.
> This morning, I noticed that my whiskey barrel iris was blooming-but had
> fallen over and was half in the water, so I walked over to upright the
> pot and as I did so, noticed a good sized frog on the rim just sitting
> there looking at me.  It was right near my hand, and it kind of scared
> me. (I was barefoot, standing in foot tall yard grass) I jerked back
> instantly and then realized it was only a frog.  I thought, "well, it's
> a good thing it wasn't a snake-it would have bitten me"...and I looked
> down at my feet in the grass and saw a snake laying at my toes-two
> inches from my big toe.  For a split second, I thought it was a
> copperhead, then realized it was a red rat snake/corn snake.  He was
> about 2.5-3 feet long, about the right size for a copperhead, so he gave
> me quite a start.  I ran inside and grabbed the camera just in time to
> snap a picture of him as he crawled away through my little Zen garden.
>
> It is a jungle out there<g>.
> (pictures on the blogsite)
>
> Bev
>
> > We got 5 1/2 inches over the weekend with still a rainy week ahead. 
> > It's muddy, but trees and plants are sure bursting with spring green now.
> >
> > Roxann, NW AR http://blog.ancientearthwisdom.com (Ozark Musings from 
> > the homestead)

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"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public 
debt  should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered 
and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed 
lest Rome become bankrupt.  People must again learn to work, instead of 
living on public assistance."

--Cicero, 55 BC
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