tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post5859062890000229742..comments2024-01-19T10:47:36.411-08:00Comments on Roses and Other Gardening Joys: NormanHolleyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-40932276290760808112012-10-12T06:06:06.881-07:002012-10-12T06:06:06.881-07:00Daily rain is typical there? Wow! And I thought ...Daily rain is typical there? Wow! And I thought our typical weekly rain in autumn was a lot! :OHolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-33802670815511890172012-10-03T06:09:00.886-07:002012-10-03T06:09:00.886-07:00I had not heard about Norman but how wonderful...I...I had not heard about Norman but how wonderful...I don't know if we will get any remnants but we are now getting almost daily rain which is typical of fall here..the jet stream shifted finallyDonna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-79671444446315870572012-10-02T08:15:07.334-07:002012-10-02T08:15:07.334-07:00Oh, that doesn't sound good! Too much water c...Oh, that doesn't sound good! Too much water can be a big problem. I've always wished we could control the rain, each person individually. Then our gardens would get just the right amount of rain!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-4671241676777760602012-10-02T06:51:48.250-07:002012-10-02T06:51:48.250-07:00Holly, I'm glad you had a lot of water on your...Holly, I'm glad you had a lot of water on your plants! As my neighbor Satu, we had very rainy summer. when I walk across the lawn water squishes under my feet!<br />Poor lawn! Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-3948709122073382442012-10-02T06:40:53.670-07:002012-10-02T06:40:53.670-07:00You are right- these storms can be rather frighten...You are right- these storms can be rather frightening. Here, it was wonderful to have all that rain. But some areas were flooded, which is not good. Too much rain can be a big, big problem.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-27929670603521990972012-10-02T06:38:40.926-07:002012-10-02T06:38:40.926-07:00I bet it was Norman! Like you, it has been dry he...I bet it was Norman! Like you, it has been dry here, and the rain is such a wonderful sight and sound! Sorry you were awakened in the night - but glad it put a smile on your face!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-69728642244975087392012-10-02T06:37:13.073-07:002012-10-02T06:37:13.073-07:00I've been amazed how much the jet stream affec...I've been amazed how much the jet stream affects the weather. It has prevented anything from coming down here. I'm glad Norman slipped in underneath it!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-52221411498378978412012-10-02T06:36:07.734-07:002012-10-02T06:36:07.734-07:00I didn't look to see exactly where Norman was ...I didn't look to see exactly where Norman was going - I just know he was heading westerly. I hope you get the rain you need. It surely does make the plants happy!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-20268432197888937122012-10-02T06:34:06.545-07:002012-10-02T06:34:06.545-07:00Glad you'll be getting some rain from Norman! ...Glad you'll be getting some rain from Norman! I, too, had put in some plants - and they loved being watered in with real rain!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-10218305518578139202012-10-02T06:33:11.478-07:002012-10-02T06:33:11.478-07:00It's amazing how different the weather is in e...It's amazing how different the weather is in each area of the country. We all worry about the weather!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-53491338058169494642012-10-02T06:32:10.321-07:002012-10-02T06:32:10.321-07:00I worry that we don't start getting some decen...I worry that we don't start getting some decent rains - like the kind Norman gave us - we will eventually turn into a desert. And I don't think my roses would like that at all! Yes, you are right. The forecast is for a dry autumn and hopefully rains after the first of the year. Unless more storms like Norman pop up!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-55416424382931402272012-10-02T06:29:05.795-07:002012-10-02T06:29:05.795-07:00The weather all summer has been odd in many areas ...The weather all summer has been odd in many areas of the world. Here in Texas, even more strangely, was the fact that we had a normal summer! Very unusual to get anything normal anymore! It's the autumn that had started to turn and give us drier than usual conditions. So, I was very glad we got some rain! And I hope your summer next year will be glorious to make up for the lost one this HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-42796027199120177172012-10-02T06:26:44.204-07:002012-10-02T06:26:44.204-07:00Welcome! Thanks for commenting.Welcome! Thanks for commenting.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-78084240203913708552012-10-02T06:26:27.910-07:002012-10-02T06:26:27.910-07:00It was news here I suppose only because the weekly...It was news here I suppose only because the weekly forecast was for sunny, dry days. Then all of a sudden the forecasts changed to flooding in some areas! I was happy to have Norman enter the picture! HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-47930402163217248272012-10-02T06:24:46.108-07:002012-10-02T06:24:46.108-07:00It is comforting to me to get autumn rains. Ever ...It is comforting to me to get autumn rains. Ever since the autumn that didn't rain, and didn't rain all winter, or all spring, or that summer, I get nervous if it doesn't rain in autumn!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-28884310573678179442012-10-02T06:23:51.964-07:002012-10-02T06:23:51.964-07:00I think that was Norman coming through! Usually t...I think that was Norman coming through! Usually the storms from the Pacific that go through here come from up north and across the continent from Washington, Oregon, even Canada. I don't remember many coming from as far south as Mexico.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-2021107567130469682012-10-02T06:20:55.343-07:002012-10-02T06:20:55.343-07:00I love to watch the storms come up, and when rain ...I love to watch the storms come up, and when rain is needed, I love to just watch and listen to it.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-67680685195480275622012-10-02T06:20:02.864-07:002012-10-02T06:20:02.864-07:00Yes, I hope everyone that needs rain gets some. I...Yes, I hope everyone that needs rain gets some. It was a nice surprise - I think it even surprised the Weather Channel!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-32699004097792047832012-10-02T06:19:19.304-07:002012-10-02T06:19:19.304-07:00Yes, I could! It is amazing how a little bit (or ...Yes, I could! It is amazing how a little bit (or a lot) or rain really perks them up!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-78755426321575283972012-10-02T01:18:57.046-07:002012-10-02T01:18:57.046-07:00I'm glad we have no Norman here in Europe, it ...I'm glad we have no Norman here in Europe, it can be rather frightening I think, but yes you are lucky it gave you some rain, you needed it. We mostly have too much rain.Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-75539850080846608982012-10-01T20:20:01.448-07:002012-10-01T20:20:01.448-07:00Hmmm, I'm wondering if Norman would explains l...Hmmm, I'm wondering if Norman would explains last nights squall here? We haven't had a drop of rain in a solid month, and I was awakened in the night to the pounding, with a smile on my face.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524574998937986323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-7826623487938772512012-10-01T19:39:28.638-07:002012-10-01T19:39:28.638-07:00Norman was south of me, but I'm glad he could ...Norman was south of me, but I'm glad he could "sprinkle" on your garden!ProfessorRoushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-51790639042482702822012-10-01T18:51:52.136-07:002012-10-01T18:51:52.136-07:00I am glad you got the rain. Where I was it was rai...I am glad you got the rain. Where I was it was raining each day but not storming. Not sure what happened in NY but I hope we got it there too. Your roses look happy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-18924995381851043352012-10-01T18:27:26.476-07:002012-10-01T18:27:26.476-07:00Stormin Norman is headed my way and I am thrilled!...Stormin Norman is headed my way and I am thrilled! I squeezed in some transplanting after work so he could water in my plants. :o) So glad you got the rain you needed.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-29273714304253226732012-10-01T13:37:45.140-07:002012-10-01T13:37:45.140-07:00How wonderful to have 6" of rain! It is a di...How wonderful to have 6" of rain! It is a different kind of blessing in some parts of the country.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14294624848003071390noreply@blogger.com