Autumn rain . . .

If you can't see the rain, CLICK on it to enlarge. . .

Tuesday was another rainy day . . .

I had errands to run and the day started out cool but blue skies. Just before I got home, they disappeared and the rain let loose. Since I had to walk two blocks from the bus stop to my apartment, I figured that I might as well make good use of walking in the rain. . . I put my umbrella away and dug out my camera which is always with me. I like what I got:
That little bit of blue sky didn't last long. . . so I decided to focus UP and catch it to prove that it WAS a nice day. . .
The rain drops really collected on this one and are even more beautiful if you CLICK on it to enlarge photo.
Only if you CLICK on this one will you see the raindrops.
This one is a little blurry because I was trying to focus on the big raindrops only. I still like it and maybe after I learn how to use my camera better, might actually get a raindrop that looks great.

A Rainy Sunday

Just trying to capture a few raindrops while experimenting with my new camera. . .CLICK to enlarge.

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I snapped this photo from a photo posted on the bulletin board. It isn't his best photo but he has on his red hat that he always wore.

FRED
I walked into the mailroom
Not quite two years ago. . .
He sat there watching the goings and comings. . .
“Hi, pretty lady,” he said as I entered.
“Hi,” I said back. . . “I’m Paulie. . . what’s your name?”
“Fred,” he said.

Sometimes old folks don’t have good memories
I am an old folk too so I had to think of something fast.
I could associate the store, Fred Meyers, with Fred
That would help me to remember his name.
I play these association games all the time.
It works for me. . .

Next time I see Fred, he says “Hi, pretty lady.”
I say, “Hi, Fred.”
Every time he sees me he says “Hi, pretty lady.”
Blushing got pretty old and finally I said to him. . .
“Fred, you don’t remember my name do you?”
A little embarrased, he admitted it and I told it to him again.
That day forward he called me Paulie . . . but once in awhile he still called me “pretty lady” too.

I don’t know much about Fred. . .
He liked to watch sports on TV.
He loved ice cream and had two cones at our social last year even tho he wasn’t supposed to eat ice cream.
Every morning, he was up bright and early and headed for coffee at the corner Starbucks.
He rode the bus and we met there sometimes.
The other daily routine he had was to buy a daily lottery ticket.
He won several times small amounts and most recently a thousand dollars. . .
He told me he spent a little of it but put the rest in the bank.
First, he asked me if I needed anything. . . and I said no graciously.
I told him he should go blow it on something he enjoyed --
Instead, it just sits in the bank and only he knows the final plans he had for it.

I know he’s in a better place.
I also know that I will miss him.
But each time I go past the mailroom,
I will hear his words in my heart. . .
"Hi, pretty lady!”
I am glad I knew him a little -- if only for a short time.
Blessings come in all kinds of packages.
This one was named Fred.

Rainy day in the past

CLICK on photo to see the raindrops better. This is one of my favorites from the past.

Walking in the rain . . .and a surprise at bottom

They say when life gives you lemons, make lemonade so I am making the best of our rainy days here! CLICK on to enlarge to see he beauty of the raindrops. I have a habit of saying that I wish it would rain only at night when I am sleeping but then I would miss this, wouldn't I?




I had posted the above rainy photos from last week. Monday I saw my first tulip and here it is! I thought it was white but it looks kinda creamy to me.

Rain drops in fish pond

There is a little fish pond by a city office building that I like to visit when I go to the Farmers Market located on the side street in front of it. I was trying to take photos of the fish in the pond. You might see the orange and white fish if you enlarge this photo. You might also see the smiley face raindrop swirl. If you just glance at the small photo, you will see just the raindrops and the circular motions they made in the pond . . . and that's not so bad either. So, click or don't click, either way, there's something for you! Ü

So we had a little rain at Rainier. . .

This is my last post about my camping trip to Mt. Rainier with Katney and her hubby. YES, we had rain at Rainier. . . Ü It sure made the plants beautiful with water droplets clinging to them and some ready to drop off any minute. If you want to see the real beauty, CLICK on each to enlarge to get the best viewing of the raindrops.