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Although it was not a lot, we were blessed with rain showers one evening last week. As I did my morning walk the next morning, I realized the sun was shining through our Texas Rosebush bringing out the shimmer in the rain drops. I took time out of my morning to capture a few photos. Yes, every time it rains here in our desert climate, we are blessed.
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So pretty! 🙂
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Oh, thank you!! 😊
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Beautiful, Lisa!
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Thank you so much! 😊🤗
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beautiful bokeh, the second last is just beautiful macro. Other too but that one pops
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Thank you Ritva! Yes, I didn’t actually realize we had flowers budding on that bush. Soon it will fill with beautiful white flowers!!
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Spring is wonderful time, we still have a long wait we have snow over half a meter here at the moment and 20cm of ice on our car park 🙂
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Gorgeous photographs Lisa, so glad you had some rain! 💚
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Thank you so much! We love the rain, and hopefully we will get some nice spring flowers in a few weeks 😊
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these are gorgeous Lisa! I will never complain about the rain ever again in my life. lol
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Thank you, Pam! Yes, we rejoice when we get our rain showers!! 😊
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This is an interesting post. I especially like the one reflecting the red flowers.
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Thank you! I like the flowers too, soon we will have them blooming!!
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Absolutely wonderful images Lisa and, I like your choice of quote.
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Thank you, Anita! And thank you for liking the quote. I think it’s true!
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Beautiful. 😊
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Thank you, Pepper!! 😊 I’m so glad I ran in and grabbed my camera!
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I am too. 😊
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Beautiful pic, Lisa! You’ve been blessed with rain, and we with some recent sun. ☺️
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It rained yesterday too, and though I didn’t get to see it, only the rain drops on my car’s window, I appreciated what it meant and what it can bring. Today, your post confirms of how a great blessing it is, “Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing. “ Beautiful images with beautiful inspiring words. Thank you.
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Awwwww, thank you so much. I really loved that quote too 😊
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I love the drops in your photos. I can almost feel the moisture in the air. We had rain again last night. It smells so good out there. I never appreciated rain so much, as I do in the desert. I think it’s a promise, and symbolic of things to come.
(And it makes weed-pulling much easier.)
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Thank you, Donna! Last evening, I walked out into the wash… and I found little sprouts popping up all over! Spring flowers are coming!
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Yes…me too. I think I told you, I have a fake wash in my front yard. I throw seeds in there too. The lupine and desert bluebells are up. Just no buds yet.
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