Comments on: Rain!!! http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:36:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Hope Comes in Yellow and Green - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-96754 Hope Comes in Yellow and Green - Asymptotia Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:52:44 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-96754 [...] I decided to do Griffith Park for my Sunday morning hike today. It’s been a while - I’ve mostly been doing Runyon. I thought it would be nice to see how things were doing up there since I last went and saw them dramatically spraying the hydromulch to protect the ground from erosion until regrowth from the fire damage (see here and here). The (very) occasional rain we’ve had in the last couple of months seem to have begun something wonderful - there are hints of green somewhere. I saw this beautiful photograph at one point - which sort of says it all - only to find that my camera (which seems to be on its last legs these last few days) had died again. So I had to take it with my camera phone, and so it is a bit below par: [...] [...] I decided to do Griffith Park for my Sunday morning hike today. It’s been a while - I’ve mostly been doing Runyon. I thought it would be nice to see how things were doing up there since I last went and saw them dramatically spraying the hydromulch to protect the ground from erosion until regrowth from the fire damage (see here and here). The (very) occasional rain we’ve had in the last couple of months seem to have begun something wonderful - there are hints of green somewhere. I saw this beautiful photograph at one point - which sort of says it all - only to find that my camera (which seems to be on its last legs these last few days) had died again. So I had to take it with my camera phone, and so it is a bit below par: [...]

]]> By: Glad - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-93554 Glad - Asymptotia Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:40:46 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-93554 [...] Time for a shot from the garden. Focus could be better. This is about six weeks old, I admit. I forgot to post this back then. After we had that little bit of rain, various bulbs began to sprout leaves, and in a short time, I had a few new flowers here and there. An unexpected treat. These are galdiolus carmineus, I think, given to me by my neighbour Carolyn, before she moved away. She gave me a whole set of lines of bulbs to carry on. I showed you the gladiolus tristis and the babiana during the Spring. [...] [...] Time for a shot from the garden. Focus could be better. This is about six weeks old, I admit. I forgot to post this back then. After we had that little bit of rain, various bulbs began to sprout leaves, and in a short time, I had a few new flowers here and there. An unexpected treat. These are galdiolus carmineus, I think, given to me by my neighbour Carolyn, before she moved away. She gave me a whole set of lines of bulbs to carry on. I showed you the gladiolus tristis and the babiana during the Spring. [...]

]]> By: They’re Here! - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-84880 They’re Here! - Asymptotia Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:54:02 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-84880 [...] Well, they were here, and now they’re gone again. But weren’t they wonderful? The entire plant was covered with them for a day or two. Click right for more detail.) I told you about the buds appearing shortly after the long-awaited rain, and within a day or two they popped out. But I had a backlog of things to do and so I have not posted the pictures until now. A day later they faded and then it rained briefly again, which was enough to ensure that they’d definitely be gone. Their fleeting nature makes them all the more precious. [...] [...] Well, they were here, and now they’re gone again. But weren’t they wonderful? The entire plant was covered with them for a day or two. Click right for more detail.) I told you about the buds appearing shortly after the long-awaited rain, and within a day or two they popped out. But I had a backlog of things to do and so I have not posted the pictures until now. A day later they faded and then it rained briefly again, which was enough to ensure that they’d definitely be gone. Their fleeting nature makes them all the more precious. [...]

]]> By: Yellow in Green - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-84863 Yellow in Green - Asymptotia Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:21:25 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-84863 [...] We had rain again! Quite a big deal here. Well, this meant that some rose bushes that I’d been letting grow well out of control were bent over with the weight of the water. So lots of pruning yesterday. Here’s one of the sweetly scented blooms I harvested along the way: [...] [...] We had rain again! Quite a big deal here. Well, this meant that some rose bushes that I’d been letting grow well out of control were bent over with the weight of the water. So lots of pruning yesterday. Here’s one of the sweetly scented blooms I harvested along the way: [...]

]]> By: Green Towers - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-83693 Green Towers - Asymptotia Sat, 06 Oct 2007 17:40:42 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-83693 [...] Close shot of what’s been happening all of a sudden on my giant cactus plant since that rare day of rain we had last week. Tufts are suddenly popping out from the tops of each green tower. Any day now, they are going to erupt into remarkably huge and detailed flowers. I’m excitedly keeping an eye on their progress. [...] [...] Close shot of what’s been happening all of a sudden on my giant cactus plant since that rare day of rain we had last week. Tufts are suddenly popping out from the tops of each green tower. Any day now, they are going to erupt into remarkably huge and detailed flowers. I’m excitedly keeping an eye on their progress. [...]

]]> By: Francis Caestecker http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80801 Francis Caestecker Sun, 23 Sep 2007 03:10:10 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80801 @dimitri... Since it's my first year, i don't know anyone :o). @dimitri…

Since it’s my first year, i don’t know anyone :o).

]]> By: Athena http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80754 Athena Sun, 23 Sep 2007 00:13:25 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80754 Lovely post, Clifford! Your description of the smells of the rain was quite evocative, almost poetic, and I enjoyed it very much. I love the smell of rain when it hasn't been around in a while. I have a skylight in my living room, and on rainy evenings you can hear the raindrops hitting the cover quite well; the sound is very pleasing. Nice way to fall asleep, listening to the rain. Of course, there is a limit. : ) In Chicago we've had a lot of rain this year; we were breaking records. A few weeks ago, there was so much damage and power outages from a rainstorm that our technology center was closed for the day -- a first in over 30 years! Driving home that storm night was unnerving, seeeing huge, old trees downed, their trunks in the streets, flooded side roads, near total darkness. Much cozier at home! Lovely post, Clifford! Your description of the smells of the rain was quite evocative, almost poetic, and I enjoyed it very much. I love the smell of rain when it hasn’t been around in a while. I have a skylight in my living room, and on rainy evenings you can hear the raindrops hitting the cover quite well; the sound is very pleasing. Nice way to fall asleep, listening to the rain.

Of course, there is a limit. : ) In Chicago we’ve had a lot of rain this year; we were breaking records. A few weeks ago, there was so much damage and power outages from a rainstorm that our technology center was closed for the day — a first in over 30 years! Driving home that storm night was unnerving, seeeing huge, old trees downed, their trunks in the streets, flooded side roads, near total darkness. Much cozier at home!

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80720 Clifford Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:44:18 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80720 Michelle -it's a pleasure. Great to hear that I helped cheer you up. Just got in from the garden - enjoying the process of damply trimming things and getting my fingers into moist earth and gathering partially decayed leaves. Bliss. Some more rain is starting, and so it's time for a cup of tea, and feeling cozy with a book (and, of course, my friends on this blog for a while). -cvj Michelle -it’s a pleasure. Great to hear that I helped cheer you up.

Just got in from the garden - enjoying the process of damply trimming things and getting my fingers into moist earth and gathering partially decayed leaves. Bliss.

Some more rain is starting, and so it’s time for a cup of tea, and feeling cozy with a book (and, of course, my friends on this blog for a while).

-cvj

]]> By: Michelle http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80699 Michelle Sat, 22 Sep 2007 18:03:02 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80699 Thanks for cheering me up, Clifford. I was just staring out the window feeling rather down about the rain... (we have it up here in Northern California, too). I guess it is something different for a change. I will drink my tea and try to feel cozy, instead. Thanks for cheering me up, Clifford. I was just staring out the window feeling rather down about the rain… (we have it up here in Northern California, too). I guess it is something different for a change. I will drink my tea and try to feel cozy, instead.

]]> By: Dimitri Terryn http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80664 Dimitri Terryn Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:15:47 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80664 I'm at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel actually. Do you know a certain Frederik De Roo? He is starting his PhD with us and if I remember correctly he comes from Gent. I’m at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel actually. Do you know a certain Frederik De Roo? He is starting his PhD with us and if I remember correctly he comes from Gent.

]]> By: Francis Caestecker http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80615 Francis Caestecker Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:34:25 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80615 Excuse me for the double post, but, dimitri terryn... are you phd at leuven or at ghent? I'm starting my first year at ghent, monday. Excuse me for the double post, but, dimitri terryn… are you phd at leuven or at ghent? I’m starting my first year at ghent, monday.

]]> By: Francis Caestecker http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80614 Francis Caestecker Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:32:40 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80614 I love reading when its grey and rainy outside. It just makes me feel so good and comfy. :D I love reading when its grey and rainy outside. It just makes me feel so good and comfy. :D

]]> By: Jude http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80613 Jude Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:30:43 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80613 I grew up in semi-arid Colorado, so rain has always brought me joy. At the age of 14, I experienced the rainy season in Mexico. Every summer afternoon, around 5 p.m., rain poured down. Being a Colorado kid, I joyfully ran into the rain. It wasn't even cool--it was warm. I managed only a few seconds of standing in the warm, pouring rain before I retreated from it. At grad school in Iowa, I finally learned why people carry umbrellas. Rain can physically hurt you when it falls with enough force. Rains in western Colorado aren't like that, usually, unless they turn to hail. Only sissies carry umbrellas in western Colorado. Samuel R. Delaney wrote a book, Nova, where one of the characters grew up on a moon. That character prefers barren landscapes. I prefer arid mountains where rain is a treat. I grew up in semi-arid Colorado, so rain has always brought me joy. At the age of 14, I experienced the rainy season in Mexico. Every summer afternoon, around 5 p.m., rain poured down. Being a Colorado kid, I joyfully ran into the rain. It wasn’t even cool–it was warm. I managed only a few seconds of standing in the warm, pouring rain before I retreated from it. At grad school in Iowa, I finally learned why people carry umbrellas. Rain can physically hurt you when it falls with enough force. Rains in western Colorado aren’t like that, usually, unless they turn to hail. Only sissies carry umbrellas in western Colorado. Samuel R. Delaney wrote a book, Nova, where one of the characters grew up on a moon. That character prefers barren landscapes. I prefer arid mountains where rain is a treat.

]]> By: Carol&co http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80584 Carol&co Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:17:12 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80584 Well done!! We need the water - wherever we are. Everything is so much more fresh after a good hearty dowsing. Hope your garden appreciates it even more than you do!! It was wonderful, simply brilliant, not to hear those dreaded words in the UK this summer: HOSEPIPE BAN!! Bring on the rain, i say! Well done!! We need the water - wherever we are. Everything is so much more fresh after a good hearty dowsing. Hope your garden appreciates it even more than you do!! It was wonderful, simply brilliant, not to hear those dreaded words in the UK this summer: HOSEPIPE BAN!! Bring on the rain, i say!

]]> By: pedant http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80529 pedant Sat, 22 Sep 2007 09:09:09 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80529 Way back in the mid seventies there was a bit of a dry spell in the UK; things got a little fraught and a Minister for Drought was appointed. A visit to the cinema seemed like a good way to escape the heat - whatever the movie was it featured a downpour. As one the audience whooped and cheered when the rain came. So I know how you feel. Way back in the mid seventies there was a bit of a dry spell in the UK; things got a little fraught and a Minister for Drought was appointed. A visit to the cinema seemed like a good way to escape the heat - whatever the movie was it featured a downpour. As one the audience whooped and cheered when the rain came. So I know how you feel.

]]> By: Dimitri Terryn http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80528 Dimitri Terryn Sat, 22 Sep 2007 09:05:51 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80528 Come to Belgium. We officially had our summer in April/May and it's been raining almost continiously in June/July/August. Fortunetaly, with the start of the new academic year we seem to be having a nice "été indien", so that the new freshmen can start on a nice, sunny green campus. Come to Belgium. We officially had our summer in April/May and it’s been raining almost continiously in June/July/August. Fortunetaly, with the start of the new academic year we seem to be having a nice “été indien”, so that the new freshmen can start on a nice, sunny green campus.

]]> By: Richard Carter, FCD http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80502 Richard Carter, FCD Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:06:27 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80502 Would you like some of ours from the UK? We've had way too much of the stuff. Trying to remember what the sun looks like. Would you like some of ours from the UK? We’ve had way too much of the stuff. Trying to remember what the sun looks like.

]]> By: Sophia http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80495 Sophia Sat, 22 Sep 2007 07:31:24 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/21/rain/#comment-80495 I totally agree! I've been needing the rain almost since LAST YEAR. I actually heard about the storm at the end of last week and have been tracking it since it started up in British Columbia. =) Rain is finally cleaning all this gunk down the drains and out of the streets! I love (California) rain! I totally agree! I’ve been needing the rain almost since LAST YEAR. I actually heard about the storm at the end of last week and have been tracking it since it started up in British Columbia. =) Rain is finally cleaning all this gunk down the drains and out of the streets! I love (California) rain!

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