Karen GoatKeeper's Blog - Posts Tagged "rain"
Natural Disasters
A book on a rainy day. That sounds like a good prescription and I took it. And I missed the developing disaster.
It was a rainy day following some other rainy days. The sky was gray. Rain fell steadily. Thunder rumbled making the computer off limits and turned off. The chores were done. I was almost done with the latest mystery book.
I settled in and opened the book. It was a good way to pass the time. For those interested, the book was Double Booked for Death by Ali Brandon. I finished it.
That was when my companion came in to tell me about the rain. I knew about the rain. At least I thought I did.
It seems my companion had watched the rain pour down to the tune of 5 inches in two hours, the creek rise three feet and take out the bridge, the road turn into a river course digging deep ditches across the road and along the side. The water was rising across the yard but stopped twenty feet away. The roof sprang a leak.
Across the road the creek was up to the rise before my garden. Water stretched across the pastures. Chickens huddled with drenched feathers under any shelter they could find. Goats gave up on the idea of grass and devoured their hay.
The creek is back in its banks. The pastures are no longer wading pools. The road is rough but driveable.
Now the clean up is ongoing. Lives are getting put back in order. My blog here at GR will get back on schedule. At least until the next natural disaster.
It was a rainy day following some other rainy days. The sky was gray. Rain fell steadily. Thunder rumbled making the computer off limits and turned off. The chores were done. I was almost done with the latest mystery book.
I settled in and opened the book. It was a good way to pass the time. For those interested, the book was Double Booked for Death by Ali Brandon. I finished it.
That was when my companion came in to tell me about the rain. I knew about the rain. At least I thought I did.
It seems my companion had watched the rain pour down to the tune of 5 inches in two hours, the creek rise three feet and take out the bridge, the road turn into a river course digging deep ditches across the road and along the side. The water was rising across the yard but stopped twenty feet away. The roof sprang a leak.
Across the road the creek was up to the rise before my garden. Water stretched across the pastures. Chickens huddled with drenched feathers under any shelter they could find. Goats gave up on the idea of grass and devoured their hay.
The creek is back in its banks. The pastures are no longer wading pools. The road is rough but driveable.
Now the clean up is ongoing. Lives are getting put back in order. My blog here at GR will get back on schedule. At least until the next natural disaster.
"Come On, Rain", "Fancy Nancy Oodles of Kittens", "Beneath a Blue Umbrella"
I do love to read picture books and wish I could read many more of them than I have time for. I have written and illustrated three myself and truly admire those who create these books.
Beneath a Blue Umbrella
3 stars
Author: Jack Prelutsky
Illustrator: Garth Williams
The poems are fun and humorous. They are definitely aimed for those who like silly poems which I'm not a fan of. If I were, the rating would be higher.
Each poem concerns an animal doing something incredible.
The illustrations are colorful and definitely fit the book. Often they are as humorous as the poems.
Fancy Nancy Oodles of Kittens
5 stars
Author: Jane O'Connor
Illustrator: Robin Preiss Glasser
One rainy day Nancy and friends discover a mother cat and five kittens. Kittens are fun, but they grow up. This introduces giving up the kittens. And her dog Frenchy is jealous.
The illustrations are great showing Nancy as fancy along with her surroundings fit into a casual household.
Come On, Rain
5 stars
Author: Karen Hesse
Illustrator: Jon J. Muth
The weather is hot and dry. Everything is wilting. Tessie is hoping for rain and pinning those hopes on some approaching clouds.
The illustrations are casual watercolors that capture the city scenes. Later they evoke the joy of dancing in the rain.
Beneath a Blue Umbrella
3 stars
Author: Jack Prelutsky
Illustrator: Garth Williams
The poems are fun and humorous. They are definitely aimed for those who like silly poems which I'm not a fan of. If I were, the rating would be higher.
Each poem concerns an animal doing something incredible.
The illustrations are colorful and definitely fit the book. Often they are as humorous as the poems.
Fancy Nancy Oodles of Kittens
5 stars
Author: Jane O'Connor
Illustrator: Robin Preiss Glasser
One rainy day Nancy and friends discover a mother cat and five kittens. Kittens are fun, but they grow up. This introduces giving up the kittens. And her dog Frenchy is jealous.
The illustrations are great showing Nancy as fancy along with her surroundings fit into a casual household.
Come On, Rain
5 stars
Author: Karen Hesse
Illustrator: Jon J. Muth
The weather is hot and dry. Everything is wilting. Tessie is hoping for rain and pinning those hopes on some approaching clouds.
The illustrations are casual watercolors that capture the city scenes. Later they evoke the joy of dancing in the rain.
