Rain kissed grass
reaching for the sun,
promise of spring.
Here in the great Southern Land, August is the last month of winter and yet when I go out into my garden I see spring in every nook and cranny. I guess the plants didn’t get the memo about the seasons. Can’t say I blame them because it feels like spring to me as well. I can hear the gentle patter of the rain on the roof yet a shaft of sunlight is shining through the clouds, right into my …eye. Damn, time to close the blinds.
In years past, August has always been the month when I come out of my winter hibernation. I squelch out into the crisp, invigorating air and begin grandiose projects that usually involve sculpting my garden with rocks, pebbles and wheelbarrow loads of rich mushroom compost.
I’m not sure what I’ll be doing in the garden this August but I know I’ll be checking the new strawberry plants I put in and I will be watching the garlic shoot up with hand-rubbing exclamations of joy. Spring, real spring, may turn out to be a disappointment but the promise of spring is always a delight.
Hugs and thanks to Bluebird Blvd and Buried words and Bushwa for inspiring this post with their ‘show us your weather blog carnival’! As Haiku goes my effort is not great so all I can say to them, and to the shade of Basho, is “Sumimasen deshita!”
Happy ‘show us your weather blog carnival’ wishes to everyone who participates! If you’d like to wax lyrical about your weather please follow this link. It will take you to Bluey’s carnival page. There is a link on that page to the ‘rules’. Don’t worry, they’re easy to follow!
Have a great weekend everyone. 🙂
Meeks
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August 9th, 2012 at 4:12 pm
The promise of spring is a cool thing. I hope you get one.
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August 10th, 2012 at 12:03 am
Sadly after that one promising day we’ve had rain, rain and more rain. Today was miserable 😦
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August 6th, 2012 at 9:16 am
Oh I love the smell of rain too, especially after a long dry spell!
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August 5th, 2012 at 2:59 am
August is Monsoon for us and i love it because..i love both rain and this month… 🙂
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August 5th, 2012 at 9:54 am
Some parts of Australia experience what we call The Wet which is like the monsoon…I think. I live way down south, a long way from the states that experience The Wet so I’ve never seen it first hand.
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August 6th, 2012 at 3:29 am
if you come to India after june you will find rain..lots of it specially in Mumbai side and the hilly areas in North…
🙂 the smell of rain makes me happy…
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August 4th, 2012 at 10:25 pm
To wax lyrical about high summer in NYC (aka the dog days of August), I’d have to be at the beach or drinking a tall, cool, tropical drink. Or, perhaps, both! I will not put anything about NYC summer’s here as it’s all over my ebook… LOL Bram Stoker’s SUMMER Sublet has a lot about summer in this city. HHH (Hazy, Hot & Humid) with a chance of showers.
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August 5th, 2012 at 10:06 am
Hang in there Candy – the worst is almost over!
For us the worst month in summer is February. I grit my teeth and mark the days off the calendar and then one day…relief, it’s over for another year.
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August 4th, 2012 at 3:12 pm
I see you’re rubbing your hands with glee at the garlic shooting up. Just how bad is the vampire problem there in the spring? Distant Hugs
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August 4th, 2012 at 7:51 pm
Bad, Daud, very bad. I’m thinking of planting garlic all around the house, like an olfactory moat!
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August 4th, 2012 at 2:07 pm
Oh I am so envious of your garden right now, as I sit in my brick box flat. It sounds delicious. I hope you have a great play this spring!
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August 4th, 2012 at 2:18 pm
Thank you! I’ll try and take a few decent shots of my baby plants. Don’t hold your breath though… my camera thinks I’m a moron and I fear it may be right.
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August 4th, 2012 at 12:08 pm
[…] garden during August, the last month of winter (now!), to imagine the first shoots of spring: Show Us Your Weather Blog Carnival! Is it sunny on your side of the street? Or rainy? Whichever way the weather blows […]
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August 4th, 2012 at 10:44 am
[…] Meeka with her haiku […]
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August 4th, 2012 at 10:37 am
YAY! 😀
I have noticed the same thing, the plants want it to be spring soooo bad that they seem to be doing their best to ignore the fact that it is winter.
PS: Great timing this post, we are just listening to the Icehouse cd and Great Southern Land was playing as this post came up on my email.. Yay again!
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August 4th, 2012 at 11:37 am
lmao – I must be psychic… or you are 😀
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August 4th, 2012 at 5:41 pm
Psychic, or psychotic? 😉
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August 4th, 2012 at 7:49 pm
Would I dare call you psychotic? No, no…definitely not brave enough for that. :p
p.s. the Show us your Weather carnival is great. Bluey said it was your idea. Take a bow!
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August 4th, 2012 at 7:59 pm
I can’t take all the credit, Bluey is good at this stuff 🙂 I’m glad the carnival has had a good response, everyone has come up with different ideas! 🙂
Psychic? I have persuaded the kids I might be… Psychotic? When it gets hot enough… probably… 😉
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August 4th, 2012 at 8:16 pm
-grin- I once put on this serial killer type psychotic act for The Daughter and The Nephew. Chased them through the house and actually scared them as they weren’t quite sure if I was putting it on or not. Psychotic is GOOD!
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