It's raining on my parade...

Rain Spotted Copper Cat in the Garden

 
There's a saying that "Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet."  Well, I'm getting wet.

Yesterday my sister came over from Port Angeles and we had a great time despite the rain.  We stopped in the Children's Hospital Thrift Shop to see if there were any goodies.  I love thrift shops.  There weren't any goodies but it was fun, anyway.  Then we went to another book sale at the library.

I picked up two cookbooks (one vegetarian and one on Mediterranean cooking), a little book of Zen thoughts, a book on computer terminology  (hey, it was like 50 cents...and I might need it sometime.), another book by Lynne Truss called Talk to the Hand; The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home and Bolt the Door.  She's the author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves which  I thoroughly enjoyed.

So, I haven't been out with the camera.  I did manage to snap a few shots in the garden here at the house now and then when Mother Rain was catching her breath.

 Garden Art - Wooden Gate with Leaded Glass

This garden gate is one of my favorite spots in this yard and I think I'll see if we can create something similar when we get home.  I mean, how hard could it be?  What a statement if it would make either in our lakescaping or our perennial garden.

I love this rocking chair, too.  A bright pop of color on a dreary day!  Who could be gloomy with this sitting on the porch, I'd like to know?

On another note, my sister brought me a box of Rooibos red tea which is naturally caffeine free but not an  herb...I'm not wild about herbal tea for some reason.  This tea comes from a bush in Africa and is said to be high in  antioxidants.  I honestly didn't know it was caffeine free until after I had tasted it.  It's delicious.  I like it with a little milk.

So that's it, folks...this rain isn't leaving any time soon.  I'm going to spend the rest of the day reading and drinking tea.