Weather Report

The rain just keeps on coming.........we live in the footprints of the  foothills of the Appalachians, rarely do we ever have to worry about flooding (plus it rains a great deal in Alabama) but we have been under a flood advisory for the past two days.  Rain, fog, and cold......an interesting combination and a hint that there might be snow by tomorrow night.

Almost everyone we know who has a basement is dealing with water issues, the ground( which around here is mostly red clay) is squishy, the creeks look like young rivers racing to the sea.
There are many jokes circulating  about building arks.....and the rain keeps on coming.
I keep telling my friends that English women have beautiful complexions because of their rainfall, we should be so lucky!  The rain just keeps on coming.

We bought great rain gear from LLBean a few years ago.......hiking in the rain with the dogs has had its moments.  This morning as I looked out our back yard and saw a lake where there is none, I thought of Blackie Bear (our lab/chow mix who died this summer) he would have been swimming in that newly formed lake.  The picture above was taken of him in his younger days during a rainy spell.
He LOVED the rain, he LOVED to swim, he LOVED the snow......this is his kind of weather.
I have missed him so much today......the rain just keeps on coming.

I can hear the rain tonight on the tin roof, and the air is getting cold enough that the drops are hanging on the pine needles, with the fog moving in, we could have frozen fog which is very strange.
I personally am hoping for snow......keep your fingers crossed!