It's Monday

Today I woke up to the freshness after the rain yesterday.  I am not sure how much rain we did get, but we had flash flood warnings last night so it must have been significant.  It has not rained that hard all summer and it was most welcomed.  Unfortunately I think the rain came too late to save the crops around here.  A whole summer of corn and soy beans lost to Mother Nature.  Sometimes she can be bountiful, sometimes she can be cruel.

As I walked down the driveway to retrieve the morning newspaper I noticed a morning glory blooming.  I planted this particular morning glory at least 5 years ago and sometimes by the end of summer I begin to see their beautiful deep purple flowers blooming again.  It obviously re-seeds to bring its beauty back again and again.

And I love how the raindrops lay so gently on the flower buds and grasses.

Today was Movie day with the girls.  We elected to see "Hope Springs" with Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carell.  Good movie, wonderful wonderful acting.  Can't get much better than this cast.  This should be a must-see for both husbands and wives after the "passion" has dwindled within a marriage.  I would consider this a dramedy...some funny but a whole lotta drama.  A rather thought-provoking movie and a ton of truth and believe it not, Steve Carell was not a funny guy in this movie.   I definitely give it 2 thumbs up.

                       

And finally, a barn for Trish's Monday Barn Charm...I found this charmer last week on another ride in the country.  I can find barns all over our countryside since I am smack dab in the middle of farming country...the midwest.  I added a Kim Klassen texture for enhancement.

"Relationships create the fabric of our lives.  They are the fibers that weave all things together."
  ~  Eden Froust

Until next time....