sunshine and scrabble

Thank you God for giving us some sunshine today! It has been cold and rainy here for the last 3 days, which was totally amazing to me. We are in Sicily...it is June...and we have been expecting some serious heat.

The Sicilians we know have been telling us that this year is very unusual weather and it has not been like this in over 30 years. This does not surprise me. As part of my adventurous journey from Brighton TN to Sicily, I did a lot of driving. When I left my friend Vicki's house in SC, I had to drive to Raleigh, NC then on to Norfolk, VA. That day there was a storm, but not just any storm - the worst storm of the entire YEAR! It was pouring down rain, thunder and lightning and lots of traffic on the highways. There I was driving - me and our 3 dogs that have to stop to go to the bathroom more than little kids on vacation. Do I see a pattern developing?

Since we are not just here on a Mediterranean vacation for a week or so, we were quite thankful for the rain. We planted (read: the landscaper planted) a new lawn here from seeds about a month ago, and there are a lot of new trees and plants. The existing sprinkler system only works for part of the yard and the rest must be manually watered. I stand outside for what feels like hours using various settings on the spray nozzle attachment. No complaints though - it is really a peaceful time of my day. There are a lot of birds and butterflies (answered prayers!) around here. But no matter how long I stand there watering, those areas always need more water!! I just took these pics of the yard from the kitchen door - it is really green out there now!

Check this out - last night I looked over at my scrabble tiles from a game we had started the night before. Immediately these letters jumped out at me so I had to take a picture!!!

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