Sunny and Raining

The weather report for today is sunny and raining. At about 9 AM while having breakfast in my Florida room in bright sunlight, I noticed that it had started raining. I looked at the pool, sparkling in the sunlight AND polka-dotted with raindrops. It was beautiful. I checked a few other windows, and though my house has completely bathed in sunshine, it was also being showered from above. About half the sky was covered with dark clouds. I looked for a rainbow, but didn't see one until much later, in a playground. The playground had some plastic structures for children to play on, including a climbing structure, like a ladder, which was curved so that the shape was a semi circle, and it was red, yellow, blue, green and orange. Almost all the colors of the rainbow. Beautiful.

It's amazing what we can see if we look at the things around us!

Glistening and Gleaming Holidays

I know the holidays are coming. (Happy Chanukah if you are celebrating already!) The temperature is cool and kids are wearing socks with their flip-flops. They might even wear a sweat shirt with their shorts, or even long pants!

I heard Bing Crosby singing on the radio this morning. A local channel is playing ALL Christmas songs, ALL the time. You see, they have to. Even with the pink flamingoes wearing santa hats, it is just so easy to forget that Christmas will be here in less than 3 weeks!

Sleigh Bells ring, are you listening, in the lane snow is glistening...

You never hear that word, “glistening” except for Christmastime. It’s a sweet word. It carries an image with it. I can see a drop of dew glistening on a leaf. There is no snow here to glisten in the lane.

I also like gleam, glitter and glimmer. I would guess they are Dutch or Germanic in origin. They all mean something like sparkle or shine. Sparkle, now there is a cute word!

Happy Holidays! Hope your holidays glisten and your outfit sparkles and there’s a glimmer in your spouse's eyes when they see you on New Year’s Eve.!

I don't know if that sounds right, but my wish for you is that your most glimmering dreams come true in 2008!

Flip-flop report

Do not wear flip-flops tonight as there is a freeze warning in effect for Northern Pinellas County. Wear boots if you have them, or fuzzy slippers!

Do kids wear fuzzy slippers to school up North? They do here!

The Flip-flop Report

This is the Florida weather report: cool and cloudy today. Wear closed shoes if you have them, and even a pair of socks, if you can find them! If you wear the usual flip-flops, your toes may get froze!