Happy Friday the 13th, again. 
More rain expected here. Local news did a survey and over 80% (who voted) are NOT sick of the rain (yet). Beats the drought we went through last year.
And a black dog, LOL!
Yeah, no choice in the weather; guess this means we'll get snow this year, and freezes. 
Have you ever seen the new Coke "Freestle" machine? If so, have you tried all 127 flavors? These guys have! Yowza!
This isn't a hurricane like FL, but reminds me of TS Allison where we got flooding everywhere, even freeways underwater and our underground tunnel flooded! Bayous and creeks in the area are really high. Biggest fear is the Corps will pull another one like a few years ago and NOT close the flood gates on the Reservior! Our area is drainage for downtown, but now it's populated. Funny, how the rich area of town doesn't get flooded.
OU, bet you're getting really excited about the house!
DH, now that Freestyle thingy sounds gross to me, but son has done a mix at the fountain ever since he was a kid. Saw the nasty comments about old people and little kids holding up the line because they are slow.
I read where most Burger Kings are installing the Coke Freestyle machines. Supposedly if you enter your zip code in the below link it will show where the machines are near your location. I couldn't get it to work but may be just because there aren't any around here yet.
http://coca-colafreestyle.com/
When we were on vacation N. of SD we went to a huge nightclub/bar and saw a group called "Abbey Road" who imitated the Beatles. They put on a real good show and went from the Beatles earlier years, dressed the part, to their later years. None of them looked like the Beatles except for this one guy who did look a lot like John Lennon and even sounded like him. Pretty neat after a break they came back dressed in "Sgt Pepper" garb which brought back a bunch of memories.
They had good food at this nightclub too. Don't think I've ever seen filet mignon sliders with gouda cheese but they were delicious. Not the best place if you don't drink though since they had no iced tea, the only diet drink was Diet Coke, and didn't even have coffee. So much for those trying to sober up before leaving or driving home.
Ah, finally a steady rain is here! 
Uniblurb3 wrote:
Ah, finally a steady rain is here!
Wish you guys would stop using terminology I don't understand..........What the heck is "rain"?
Must not be any of those new Coke drink machines around here either. I entered our zip and clicked on the button. Got nothing.
We loved the little story about the Carolina wrens, Uni. After all the little guy's work to provide a nest that meets his mate's approval.......he deserves a rest. Wonder if he is hen pecked....no that should be wren pecked.....too.
Yeah, I also got the app to work and looks like some Wendy's have the machines but nearest one is about 8 miles away.
A restaurant/business called "Noodles and Company" also has them in Columbus but I'm not familiar with them.
Gee, according to a link within your link we should also be cancelling our UV services if we want to add years to our life. 
http://healthyliving.msn.com/diseases/diabetes/wan
Phil, I meant to say that fact about the male Carolina Wrens building multiple nests for the female to inspect was told to me a few years ago by one of the top bird authorities in Ohio. I worked for him as a naturalist many years ago and he wrote a weekly nature article for the Columbus Dispatch up until recently. He actually lives for viewing birds and is a recluse down in the Hocking Hills of S. Ohio. The Hocking Hills is a beautiful area full of sandstone gorges carved out by melting glacier waters. Below is a photo from one of the 9 state parks in the area.
And speaking of trees. I have 3-4 volunteer Redbud Trees about 10' tall growing right next the house. They've started dying fast from the heat even though I'm watering them some. Sad and will be a shame to loose such beautiful trees which are normally hearty.
I'm making sure I keep my bird bath filled since the evaporation/birds empty it daily. Seems like about the only water on top of this ridge and doubt if the birds are getting much moisture from the black oil sunflower seed I feed them. I had about a 6' tall volunteer sunflower growing in my flower bed and was interested to see how big the head grew. Forget that and the Goldfinches have already eaten moist of the newly forming seed for moisture.
Uniblurb3 wrote:Phil, I meant to say that fact about the male Carolina Wrens building multiple nests for the female to inspect was told to me a few years ago by one of the top bird authorities in Ohio.
The stuff us Carolina men have to go through for our women.
JefferMC wrote:
Uniblurb3 wrote:
Phil, I meant to say that fact about the male Carolina Wrens building multiple nests for the female to inspect was told to me a few years ago by one of the top bird authorities in Ohio.
The stuff us Carolina men have to go through for our women.
Hope your volunteers make it, Uni! That's all I have lately in the backyard, but looks natural as nature intended.
Yeah, we're all gonna die, be it from sugar drinks, TV, or something else. 
LOL, JefferMC!
Spd, unfortunately those volunteer Redbud trees decided to grow in the gravel right next to my brown house. They grow best under a large tree canopy where they're partially shaded. But they grew in probably the brightest S. facing area in my whole yard and it hasn't been a problem until this year's intense heat/drought.
Thanks SKP. I would bet the Hocking Hills doesn't look so pretty now and the photo must have been taken during wetter times. My son went canoeing/kayaking on the Hocking River last weekend with a bunch of friends. They found themselves often having to carry the canoes/kayak through the shallow waters since they were scraping bottom. He said the water was freezing compared to the 90+ degree heat and most of the streams/rivers are spring fed down there.
I don't know why Charlie's laughing so hard about his clone; "Furminator Charlie"??
