tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post7885352532173049246..comments2024-03-18T18:22:15.663-07:00Comments on Rainbow: Vagaries of the Weatherkaykualahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-72798350796828977752014-01-31T08:53:00.398-08:002014-01-31T08:53:00.398-08:00Great write & I love the picture. Nature defin...Great write & I love the picture. Nature defintely has been playing the cards this Winter, I think the Joker has been used a lot:-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792036091186754290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-74581370933227222422014-01-31T07:54:07.901-08:002014-01-31T07:54:07.901-08:00Hopefully nature finds its way and will recover......Hopefully nature finds its way and will recover...~ Another image - of human...comes to compare to controlling things...~ Thoughtful write!humbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-9366518914073119812014-01-30T15:23:36.617-08:002014-01-30T15:23:36.617-08:00That's right, Hank, nature plays its cards whi...That's right, Hank, nature plays its cards which is unstoppable. As usual, your poetic skills shine. :)Balqis DBJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12820944505205109463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-43013307804678962312014-01-30T12:48:17.786-08:002014-01-30T12:48:17.786-08:00Your poem made my mind spin. I lived in the agricu...Your poem made my mind spin. I lived in the agricultural area during the drought that that picture portrayed. That drought resulted in a large percent of ag water being cut off. Dead dairy cows to dead orange and walnut groves was the result.Yet LA still had its beautiful green landscaping. Nature deals its cards with more certainty than man. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414513238308254080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-33834156896545381092014-01-30T07:22:22.674-08:002014-01-30T07:22:22.674-08:00there is little we can control, but we must do wha...there is little we can control, but we must do what we are able to help one another and our planet, our home… sometimes it feels like there is nothing to do, the tasks impossible… but perhaps together it is not?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-55280383424243967432014-01-30T07:21:41.149-08:002014-01-30T07:21:41.149-08:00No one can really predict what will happen next wh...No one can really predict what will happen next when in comes to the weather. Bing Yaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-88247726155268180482014-01-29T19:04:11.303-08:002014-01-29T19:04:11.303-08:00Nature has a way of ruining the best laid plansNature has a way of ruining the best laid plansHoly Ghost Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16107809586103198047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-18698721140036963662014-01-29T16:06:45.559-08:002014-01-29T16:06:45.559-08:00Captured the year in drought blessingsCaptured the year in drought blessingsBethe77https://www.blogger.com/profile/07908965956063875893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-66709358134755806422014-01-29T14:33:46.396-08:002014-01-29T14:33:46.396-08:00Living in the desert southwest, and as an avid gar...Living in the desert southwest, and as an avid gardener, I totally relate to the effects of the weather on our environment, our nourishment. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-13232864002761373662014-01-29T14:16:28.459-08:002014-01-29T14:16:28.459-08:00you control th things you can and plan on the thin...you control th things you can and plan on the things you cant, as best you can...weather is not something you can always trust...take this snow storm for instance...no one planned on it...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-65642394895792366622014-01-29T13:19:16.550-08:002014-01-29T13:19:16.550-08:00Hank,
We are indeed at the mercy of the weather a...Hank,<br /><br />We are indeed at the mercy of the weather and its recent weird ways, no matter where we live. Hopefully crops and foods can recover to provide for those most in need. A very good perspective with regard to hunger...<br />EileenEileen T O'Neill .....https://www.blogger.com/profile/03325632298717325699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-44704073454789869292014-01-29T12:00:02.363-08:002014-01-29T12:00:02.363-08:00so true Mother nature can be truly wickedso true Mother nature can be truly wickedSheilagh Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13741333943021570641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-38783569640385584662014-01-29T11:59:34.617-08:002014-01-29T11:59:34.617-08:00Heartbreaking! And true, what to do but keep &quo...Heartbreaking! And true, what to do but keep "a stiff upper lip" and keep going. Good leaders hate to gamble. This drought and famine is enough to break anyone. Strong images, Hank. I felt like feet walking around in that broken ground.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-34314683049541386722014-01-29T10:10:13.614-08:002014-01-29T10:10:13.614-08:00You have described it well, Hank......the effect o...You have described it well, Hank......the effect of the weather "destroying good crops still in the fields". Which is devastating for all who depend on those crops.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-63340868842655605862014-01-29T09:37:55.340-08:002014-01-29T09:37:55.340-08:00Even after thoughtful planning is devised and impl...Even after thoughtful planning is devised and implemented there is still room for the vagaries of Nature. Hope there are no famines and water scarcity and hungry beings in world.kalpana solsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05459797629127380780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-34952501925327906642014-01-29T09:36:53.969-08:002014-01-29T09:36:53.969-08:00The weather is one thing nobody can predict, your ...The weather is one thing nobody can predict, your wonderful poem had the message coming across so very well.<br />Yvonne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-5392319829013384142014-01-29T09:11:23.204-08:002014-01-29T09:11:23.204-08:00Fooled me with this. (lol) I thought you were aimi...Fooled me with this. (lol) I thought you were aiming for scavengers.Stormcat Poetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16684250269137492366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-20265037002713340752014-01-29T08:59:07.982-08:002014-01-29T08:59:07.982-08:00Yes..sometimes things are beyond anyone's cont...Yes..sometimes things are beyond anyone's control..love the image too..like bonesJae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-18918835347081493012014-01-29T08:40:00.146-08:002014-01-29T08:40:00.146-08:00Nature knows no rules and we sure have to try and ...Nature knows no rules and we sure have to try and be prepared for what it throws at usPat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-85095463235213025382014-01-29T07:53:53.951-08:002014-01-29T07:53:53.951-08:00So very true. Nature plays its cards, and it is u...So very true. Nature plays its cards, and it is up to humans to find a way to deal with it. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.com