[Magdalen] Peepers

[Ginga Wilder]

Houston has had enough this year!  Stay dry, Lynn.  And, take care.

Ginga


On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 6:31 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> ...so much water around here the peepers are out like crazy, and some deep
> throated larger amphibians too I know... Today Houston had record rainfall
> and flooding again. My immediate area was relatively okay but drenched...
> within a mile in two different directions the roads were closed because
> 'bayou' / creek / drainage ditches were up 14' or more and over the road
> surfaces even when the bridges usually are 'just high' enough.  Wacky
> weather... and terrible loss of cars, homes and belongings north, south,
> east and west of my suburban area NW of the city by 20  miles.
>
> Lynn
>
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>
> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not
> a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me."
> attributed to Erma Bombeck
> "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk
> by Richard Rohr
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Jay Weigel" <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2016 5:03 PM
> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Peepers
>
>
> I haven't heard any, although I'm sure if I walked down to the foot of the
>> hill where Conrad's cows are pastured and where the creek is I would. The
>> hassle would be in walking up that hill again.
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 4:09 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
>> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Yesterday, the weather was in the seventies, and the peepers were so loud
>>> that my wife could enjoy them, her hearing deficit notwithstanding.
>>>
>>> I knew they were out and about since on one rainy night I came home to
>>> find
>>> two of them climbing around on my front door. We have a couple vernal
>>> ponds
>>> in back of our property, and they always come visiting in the spring. Not
>>> sure what they seek.  I suppose it involves travel in hopes of making
>>> more
>>> peepers.
>>>
>>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>>> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
>>> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>>>
>>>