Hey! When I am very tired, I am sure I make lots of mistakes in my grammar. I had a very good English teacher in 6th grade and her lessons will be in my brain forever. I can't imagine people getting there/their/they're mixed up but they very often do. The above should be able to help children (and adults) nowadays since zombies are all the rage! If you want to see a very funny movie...and it does have bad language so it is not for children...you should see "Cockneys Vs. Zombies". This film had me laughing so hard I almost fell off the sofa! But hey, that is just me! REPEAT...not for children!! Must keep laughing, the zombies will be out soon at Halloween!
My friends, I know I am driving you crazy about future movies but this one looks really good! "The Jungle Book" is a book written by Rudyard Kipling and it was made into a Disney movie in the 1960's. ("I wanna be like you-who...I wanna walk like you, talk like you!...Sorry, I loved the voices and the music!) This newest effort looks like it could just as good. Kaa, the Python will be voiced by Scarlett Johansson and to read about it, you would think that a woman's voice is akin to the devil reading the Bible or something. Good Grief, movie critics, get over yourselves! Interesting to know. Rudyard Kipling married an American and it was in Vermont in the USA that he wrote "The Jungle Book"! Sad to say that Mr. Kipling had a falling out with his brother-in-law and he and his wife and family moved back to England. He settled in Sussex but had to find a home where his adoring public would leave him in peace so he found a really beautiful house in Burwash, also in Sussex but further inland from the sea. (Okay, it is so far inland that is not far from lovely Kent!) If you ever get the chance, you should visit there...it is called "Bateman's" and the house and surrounding countryside is lovely. Luckily for us, Richard has a good friend who lives there! Burwash, I mean, not Bateman's! HA!!! (Dave, if they ever let you live at Bateman's, let me know!!) When we have visited Burwash, I loved visiting the pub there and knowing that Rudyard Kipling would have walked through those doors! I think that the pub was called The Bear and the views over the surrounding countryside are breathtakingly beautiful. Yes, my friends, I know I tell you that a lot but it is true. Not sure how many movies I have told you about lately but hey, it is my job to find good things in life! One thing, I saw a movie recently that just impressed me so very much...it was "Far From The Madding Crowd". I thought it was one of the best films I have seen in years. Anybody else seen a movie that you could recommend?
Hey! How in the world are y'all doing? Sorry I have not been able to visit your blogs for a while...I have not been able to get to the internet lately. Will be able to get back into the swing of things in a couple of weeks, hopefully!
In the meantime, thought you might like to see a few photos of Stone Mountain on a clear, sunny day...these were taken just one week after the rainy photos!
We always keep an eye out for wildflowers. These were very close to the very top of Stone Mountain and as far as we could tell, we were the only ones who paid them any attention. (Mind you, I am not harming them, I just held them with my extremely pale arm to show you the size of the blossoms!)
Remember my last post in the rain? Richard took a photo of the mountain as we were coming down in the cable car. Do you see the trailing white mark? That is not water but I suppose the stain from the rain, if you will. We have read that the minerals that wash off the mountain are very good for all the trees and plant life around Stone Mountain and it must be so...they are beautifully healthy.
Hope that all of YOU are beautifully healthy also! Hope I will be able to visit all your blogs very soon. In the meantime, take care and keep looking for beauty! AND listen to music!
Richard and I love to climb Stone Mountain. We have always been very lucky with the weather. One cloudy day at the end of August, we had ALMOST reached the top and it began to rain. It rained and it rained and it rained! There were just a few crazy nutcases brave souls who were on top of the mountain. And because it was morning, we had to wait a few minutes until the Stone Mountain employees opened the building at the top of the mountain! Can you see me in the photo below? The lift was not operating due to the winds and this building
is usually full of people!
The Yellow Daisies were at their peak on top of the mountain, we could only see them from the building. (We saw some on the climb up, but no time to linger over them, we were trying to make the top of the mountain!)
The wind died down enough that they brought us down in the skylift. The water cascading off Stone Mountain was magnificent! It might be hard to get a sense of it from the photo but it was like a waterfall and it was beautiful.
Look at that photo above! That is our lonely car in the parking lot! This lot is usually packed with cars and they often close it at the weekend!
Now you have been with us to Stone Mountain in the rain...and you didn't even get wet!
(Don't worry, we got wet enough for all of you!)
We have a lot of sunshine in Georgia but we also have our share of rain. And of course, you know this reminds me of a song. Doesn't everything?
Hey! Why am I just now hearing that there is an Elvis Presley FOREVER stamp? It came out in August. Oh wait, I was sick for most of August, so I guess that is why! (For those outside the USA, if you buy a forever stamp you can use the stamp even if the postage rate increases. Only thing for me, I can't use it on any mail that I send to England because there is no monetary amount posted on it.)
Now, if you notice, there is a tiny gold crown in the space beside where it says "USA". This is a nod to the fact that Elvis Presley is called the king of rock and roll. Personally, I wish that they had left that out. Elvis said there was only ONE King. (King of Kings and Lord of Lords, in case you are wondering.) I know that there are many who like to belittle Elvis and the people who like him and I can only say that I always liked him and I always will!
We had a really great Elvis stamp from 1993 and if you live outside the USA, you might not know that the US Postal service actually gave the American public the choice between two: a young Elvis or an image of Elvis in his later years. As far as I know, this is the only time the Postal Service has ever done this. Well, of course, the younger Elvis was chosen. (Who comes up with these ideas? What did they think would happen?)
I liked them both but the later one made me sad since I knew he died in his early 40's. Why couldn't they have done both? And why doesn't the US Postal Service contact me about these things? You know I would tell them!
My Dad really likes Johnny Cash and so, I got some Johnny Cash Forever stamps for him.
You know, I think it is a nice thing to give stamps to people that you care about...something useful but also something that is meaningful to that person!
How about you? Would you ever think of giving someone a set of stamps? Or am I just being my usual weird self? Elvis FOREVER baby!
Sometimes when my husband and I are walking at Arabia Mountain, we will notice that someone has taken the time to place the rocks together in a very artistic way. We thought that this particular creation looked very nice with the Yellow Daisies surrounding it.
You can see a better detail of the stones in the photo above. Are you amazed at how the stones are positioned here? Look at that one big sharp rock at the right holding up the others...I wonder how long this took for someone to do? Only one person or several?
Earthlings or aliens? Who knows? I keep telling you that Arabia Mountain is out of this world!
On this same day, we discovered another one. Richard is convinced that this must be the work of several, we can't see how it could be done by just one person...
Here is a closer look...
There is nothing holding these rocks together, they are just perfectly balanced!
And the Yellow Daisies are wildflowers that grow only within about a 50 mile radius of this area. (Some say 30 mile radius.) Look at that yellow against the grey of the stone! Just gorgeous!
Heavy flooding in South Carolina today. President Obama has just declared it a National Emergency. If you want to read a blog post from someone who lives there, I have a link to Laurie's blog, you may read it here. On a personal note, my stepmother was trying to drive back to Georgia today and her journey required her to come through Columbia, South Carolina. (She had been visiting her family just north of Columbia.) Once she reached Columbia, she had to turn around, many of the roads were closed, including the interstate highways. If you look at a map of the area, you will notice that there are several rivers. Imagine all of them flooded, and you will see why she couldn't make it. I think I saw on the Weather Channel that they closed 300 roads in Columbia and as I watched it, I was told that a woman was swept away in the flood and had died. (I think that seven have died in the state from the flooding.) Did I also hear that it was thousands that had to be rescued by boat from their homes? Sorry, I have been a bit worried all day about this, and I could look this up for you, but you all might know more about this than I do! I spoke with my stepmom later in the day and she made it back to her family's home and is now safe. I hope that she will not attempt the journey again until she knows for sure that the roads are passable. My Dad is eager for her to return but the main thing is to be safe!
There is a phrase that they mentioned several times on the Weather Channel and it is worth repeating...
TURN AROUND......DON'T DROWN!
The power of water is very strong and the water level can rise very quickly. If you are driving and see water covering the road, do not attempt to drive any further. I just saw TV coverage of a man being rescued from the water and there was his large pick up truck half submerged in the water behind him. I am sure that he thought he could make it through in such a large vehicle. Thankfully, it looked as though he was being brought to safety.
Also, do not go to view the swollen creeks and flooded rivers after heavy rains. This is just my own personal observation, but there are always accounts of people falling into the swift running water and drowning.
We have had a rainy weekend in the Atlanta area but nothing like the rain that fell in South Carolina...I am praying for all who have been affected by this.
UPDATE AS OF OCT. 5th- My step mother made it home safely today. I spoke with her on the phone and it was such a relief to hear her laughter! (She has a great sense of humor besides also having a great faith in God.) Still praying for those in South Carolina. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
These are some more flowers that I planted from seed...I like the coreopsis turning to the sun!
