As I disembarked from my infamous mocha VW with latte interior, I grabbed my lime green umbrella. The mid-morning sky was as dark as night; an early summer storm was most definitely brewing. By the time I rushed into the clinic, rode up to the fourth floor, and signed in, the storm had arrived and the rain drop racket on the roof above could be heard in the waiting room. While waiting, patients chatted “sure is loud” and “well, my tomatoes needed the rain“. By the time I was done with my appointment, some 50 minutes or so later, the temperature had dropped from 84°F to 64°!
So it was yesterday, a stormy day and night, full of extremes known in the midwest. The alliums, sans their blooms, seemed content, dripping with moisture, and the weeds, well, the weeds are behaving like teenagers who have just graduated from high school and are out having fun.
Several of us are heading downtown to Millennium Park for a special viewing of a new documentary on legendary landscape architect, Jens Jensen. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that yesterday’s storms remain yesterday’s weather. If you are interested, the documentary will be simulcast tonight on WTTW. Mr. Linky still isn’t cooperating, but, if interested, you can go to this link. schedule.wttw.com/episodes/289622/Jens-Jensen-The-Living-Green/
How about you? How’s the weather where you are?
We are traveling in the mountains of NC, the weather has been cooler up here with afternoon showers. We have been camped the last few days, by a serene little stream ~ that’s just begging for me to make a video to share.
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Your travels sound perfectly idyllic. I can almost here the bubbling of the stream that is calling you for a video. Enjoy – and thank you for sharing.
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Wow! What extremes of weather. You must be hardy souls there in the mid-west. I love your description of the teenage weeds, and the image you paint of your mocha car and lime green umbrella. I can see it all. Our weather in Auckland is pretty steady – cooling and wetting as we settle into winter, but with flashes of fine warmish days still.
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I guess we are, Juliet. We are used to it and learn to enjoy the blissful days when they come along (and they do). It is always so pleasurable for me to experience via the internet your seasons which are such the opposite of ours. Thank you, Juliet.
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I would LOVE to see the Jens Jensen thing. I’ve seen some of his work overseas. Please let us know what you think, Penny.
As for weather here, HHHHHHOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTT.
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It was most interesting, Andra, and seeing it outdoors, at the lakefront, was invigorating, with the Lurie Gardens, now 10 years old, added to the pleasure. A post is pending, but, you might want to go to WTTW site to see the film.
I wast thinking of you and MTM. Did you see his work in Germany? the Netherlands?
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It had to have been when we were in Denmark.
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What a nice outing! I hope you’ll be able to share your thoughts about the documentary! I am not familiar with Jens Jensen, but I really enjoying being introduced to artists I don’t already know. 🙂 Rain? What’s that? Tee-hee! You know, though, I can’t complain about our weather. We typically have a marine layer that sits like a wet blanket for the entire month of June. It even has the name, “June Gloom.” With all the weather changes, we haven’t had a day of it. It’s been beautiful. Warm and sunny without being too hot. Even July can be quite nice here. We don’t hit the really nasty stuff until later. 🙂 So I’m going to enjoy it now. I would like some of that wet stuff, but it’s not likely this time of year. I enjoy hearing what everyone else is experiencing. Thank you for that, Penny!
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Jens Jenson’s contribution and influence on the parks in Chicago, as well as other places, is impressive, Debra. I’m hoping to do a post soon.
Ha! It rained again last night, but, held off downtown until just as the documentary ended. June Gloom. Don’t you just love how our many regions take on weather vernacular of their own? Do enjoy your beautiful weather as you can, Debra.
It is fun reading about everyone’s weather and you are very welcome.
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If April showers bring May flowers, then June showers bring those weeds! I second Audra’s comment for our weather but add HOOOOMID. Argh. My thanks again go to Mr. Carrier for his splendid invention, the AC. You should see our mimosa and Queen Anne’s Lace. They take the prize for unplanned beauty here. Have a special weekend.
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Ha! An adage come true, indeed, Marilyn, and three cheers for Mr. Carrier. Our AC has been rumbling for several days now, as much for the HOOMIDITY as for the heat.
I would love to see your minosa and Queen Anne’s Lace, and could almost smell the fragrance of the mimosa. Unplanned beauty is a gift, isn’t it?
You too. Stay cool.
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I love Juliet’s comment about you hardy souls in the midwest…..oh yes !
Hope you enjoyed the documentary viewing…hope we hear about it soon.Jx
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You certainly know from whence I speak, Janice, having lived for a spell in Wisconsin. I did enjoy the documentary and hope to write a bit about it, soon.
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I suspect the “severe thunderstorm warning” we received late Wednesday afternoon was from the same system you’d seen earlier in the day, Penny. Two of my sisters and I were enroute home from a trip to the County just east of us; heard the warning and stopped midway at a little restaurant we know for a pie ala mode and coffee break (yummy) where our window seat allowed us a dry, safe spot to watch the storm roll in, drop its drenching downpour, and mostly move on before we dashed thru the last few bits of the shower and completed the drive home. The temps dropped considerably here, too, but we are indeed used to that sort of thing ’round here! 🙂
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It was most certainly the same weather system, Karen. What a perfect way to weather the storm – and now I’m craving pie ala mode.That often seems to be the prescribed indulgence when on the road in stormy weather, with a cup of coffee to round it out. Thanks for sharing, Karen – and here’s to calmer weather systems.
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Calmer weather is always preferable ’cause I crave the sunshine. The downside of that, of course, is the increased amounts of sunshine usually bring the corresponding escalated temps; there’s little happy medium. But at the rate the calendar is flipping thru the days, I’m reminded to enjoy that while we may — hard to believe we’ve eaten up nearly half of 2014 already! 🙂 Looking forward to the post I’m sure will come about your Millennium Park adventure.
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