Rainy day crepe myrtles

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Music: Puccini, Verdi, Bach, etc.

I still can’t get over how green everything is. The crepe myrtle in the front yard has bloomed, and the pink against the wet green is both soft and startling.

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Wind chimes:

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Everything was dark and green today. This was a jammies and tea kind of day, lifted from a northern climate. Just last week Austin was gold and yellow, with a thin blue sky. Now it’s become forest green and mysterious.

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