tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post7953151927731921030..comments2024-02-10T03:47:12.772-06:00Comments on gather: Wild Week In The Citydonna bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-4639817691594621152016-07-21T11:59:14.720-05:002016-07-21T11:59:14.720-05:00Dear Donna I am so glad you stayed safe during the...Dear Donna I am so glad you stayed safe during the terrible storm. Wow your porch is gorgeous. I know that would be spending a lot of time there. Hope your ducks didn't get blown away with the storm. Take care friend. Deborah Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08967701246036667757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-56638245697354658822016-07-21T11:58:43.568-05:002016-07-21T11:58:43.568-05:00Dear Donna I am so glad you stayed safe during the...Dear Donna I am so glad you stayed safe during the terrible storm. Wow your porch is gorgeous. I know that would be spending a lot of time there. Hope your ducks didn't get blown away with the storm. Take care friend. Deborah Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08967701246036667757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-27494602115905755252016-07-19T20:43:26.287-05:002016-07-19T20:43:26.287-05:00I think they gathered under a hedge as they do in ...I think they gathered under a hedge as they do in the scorching sun during the day. Mom will take them to the lake soon. They are just about big enough. Maybe then, I'll get my pump and fountain working again. I just bought it in April. Like the Ham, I enjoy sitting and looking around on the porch.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-16354511293086102212016-07-19T20:40:05.604-05:002016-07-19T20:40:05.604-05:00Pat, I wish you could have a small dry spell for t...Pat, I wish you could have a small dry spell for the hay. It will be 100 degrees Friday and humid. Too hot to go outside except in the early morning or at night.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-16753318258612759772016-07-19T20:38:17.290-05:002016-07-19T20:38:17.290-05:00Well, I'd love for you to sit with me as I spe...Well, I'd love for you to sit with me as I spend many an hour out there. We don't have nearly as many this late in summer, but that one was a doozy.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-80050324796042509442016-07-19T18:42:10.976-05:002016-07-19T18:42:10.976-05:00Please do continue to heed those warnings, Donna. ...Please do continue to heed those warnings, Donna. xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-78700861846323225552016-07-19T14:40:08.103-05:002016-07-19T14:40:08.103-05:00Oh My Goodness, I am happy to know you are fine.
W...Oh My Goodness, I am happy to know you are fine.<br />Where did the ducks go ? Love that they swim in your pond and not the big lake right there.<br />You porch looks so lovely.<br /><br />cheers, parsnip and thehamish<br />angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-71671927451464087082016-07-19T13:25:06.828-05:002016-07-19T13:25:06.828-05:00Golly that was scary Donna. It has been very hot...Golly that was scary Donna. It has been very hot here in the UK today and storms are forecast for tomorrow but thank goodness they will not be of that intensity (I hope!)The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-67900832427775527252016-07-19T12:56:30.796-05:002016-07-19T12:56:30.796-05:00Oh, my! I forget that in other parts of the countr...Oh, my! I forget that in other parts of the country it storms during the summer months. I wonder how the Mallard and her brood shelter themselves from such a pounding? Your patio looks so very inviting, btw. Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-6352051950095105042016-07-19T12:55:34.128-05:002016-07-19T12:55:34.128-05:00Thank you Sandra, but 90% of it is from the previo...Thank you Sandra, but 90% of it is from the previous owner's hand. It is one of the reasons I jumped on this house. It was the first one I looked at.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-37733095284899248292016-07-19T12:54:13.202-05:002016-07-19T12:54:13.202-05:00I have more respect for severe thunderstorm warnin...I have more respect for severe thunderstorm warning now.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-18573460125607194032016-07-19T12:53:23.374-05:002016-07-19T12:53:23.374-05:00Thanks Jeri. Trees usually get planted too close ...Thanks Jeri. Trees usually get planted too close to homes when they are little, then in fifteen years they are too big. We have one just feet from our house at the farm and it is rotten at the base. It will come down one day and it worries me, but is very expensive to have them taken down.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-47792774542172392472016-07-19T12:51:05.554-05:002016-07-19T12:51:05.554-05:00Yes, so much damage. Even our son had a fence blo...Yes, so much damage. Even our son had a fence blown down between his neighbor and his house and he was selling the house in two days. It has been a nightmare, but it sold yesterday. He'll still have to share the costs of a new fence even they don't live there anymore.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-84995349826923784442016-07-19T12:22:06.552-05:002016-07-19T12:22:06.552-05:00OMG. You have the most beautiful garden.OMG. You have the most beautiful garden.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-89383055847897306302016-07-19T11:08:56.380-05:002016-07-19T11:08:56.380-05:00Wow Donna, that looks like a very severe storm. Y...Wow Donna, that looks like a very severe storm. Your words and photographs certainly report the story very well. I can well understand, though, why that sort of storm is not as scary as a tornado.<br /><br />Hoping you will stay safe. xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-86013827678241788282016-07-19T09:31:37.567-05:002016-07-19T09:31:37.567-05:00Pretty scary. I've learned to respect the stor...Pretty scary. I've learned to respect the storms we have here, I've witnessed 2 ancient trees falling on our property,countless huge branches scattered over the roads and the loss of electric nearly every time we have a bad storm. Wonder how the ducklings fared? I pity the folks who lost their home, tragic, but I am glad you are okay!jerilandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418564262425621746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-51323779578825633632016-07-19T07:54:49.100-05:002016-07-19T07:54:49.100-05:00High drama, Donna, and the post started out so qui...High drama, Donna, and the post started out so quietly with the duck family sauntering across your porch! The photos all look beautiful but the storm sounds very frightening. We have extreme heat today, (for Blighty!) with thunder and lightening promised for later in the day as the heat continues to build. Glad you were safe and had no structural damage. How heartbreaking for the owners of the house consumed by fire.Share my Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817611851604816123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-52758439280038549272016-07-18T21:02:29.431-05:002016-07-18T21:02:29.431-05:00We rarely get thunderstorms in the summer. Love r...We rarely get thunderstorms in the summer. Love rain when it's in the nineties, but not the severe storms. Hope the move went smoothly for you and the girls.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-63934256132736837072016-07-18T21:00:28.272-05:002016-07-18T21:00:28.272-05:00Not too bad but I'm ready for them to go in th...Not too bad but I'm ready for them to go in the lake. I saw a new batch of ducklings across the lake. I hope the new mom doesn't bring the baby ones here. Too much worry.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-8862776262089308952016-07-18T20:56:14.739-05:002016-07-18T20:56:14.739-05:00So now it happened in Oz, OK and Quebec and TN. I...So now it happened in Oz, OK and Quebec and TN. Isn't that a coincidence? Glad all are safe. This one made a believer out of me.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-41850753960921459182016-07-18T18:45:17.535-05:002016-07-18T18:45:17.535-05:00I was in State College PA this morning and had to ...I was in State College PA this morning and had to drive back to Ohio. Suddenly, in those damn mountains, the storm broke, and more lightening than I've seen in a long time. It went right on through Ohio, too; the birdbath was full of water1Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-74672319692495146462016-07-18T17:59:17.082-05:002016-07-18T17:59:17.082-05:00Glad to hear that you faired well during the storm...Glad to hear that you faired well during the storm. We have had several lately. They can be severe and so drenching all at once. Nice to see your duck visitors, though I am sure they can cause some cleanup trouble. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-60123566028674919542016-07-18T17:26:47.716-05:002016-07-18T17:26:47.716-05:00I am so glad you escaped relatively lightly.
On th...I am so glad you escaped relatively lightly.<br />On the other side of the world we also had a humungous wind storm. Trees down. Power lost. Fortunately we too escaped.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-24816190772054414012016-07-18T15:12:58.420-05:002016-07-18T15:12:58.420-05:00Oh Rachel, I'm so glad you like it. I hope yo...Oh Rachel, I'm so glad you like it. I hope you don't get a big storm. I'll listen more closely next time they talk about severe thunder storms. They didn't call for a tornado, but I guess one formed and they set the sirens off. Hello Lil. I knew Rachel had a visitor.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-59447366874746824402016-07-18T15:01:32.416-05:002016-07-18T15:01:32.416-05:00OH, My Dear!!
I'm so glad all is well with yo...OH, My Dear!!<br /><br />I'm so glad all is well with you---your poor neighbors, with all that flood and fire and lightning---that's one heckuva storm.<br /><br />THunderstorms predicted for here all the week, so we're probably gonna get some of that one, as well. Stay well and IN when that stuff's going on. <br /><br />My friend Lil, who also reads your blog, was here for a couple of days, and mightily liked my little message-box on the kitchen wall. She even opened it and AHHH-ed over the little bits of cut-up tablet paper inside.<br /><br />Thank you AGAIN!!! It just keeps on keepin' on.<br /><br />rRachelDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204947567574886675noreply@blogger.com