rain, rain, go away...

it's raining, it's pouring
the lauren is boring.
she went to bed,
all tired and unfed
and didn't wanna get up in the morning.

desert rose

almost all of the seeds have sprouted! hurrah! the most interesting one is the zucchini. a very thick stem...it looks like a miniature spoon bent in half...but green. it will look different by the time i get home today.

rode my bike to work twice this week...and even to the show last night (which is somewhat of a long ride)! during my ride, i was thinking of my very first bicycle. it looked like this:















a huffy "desert rose."

now, my parents are very big on surprises and birthdays were no exception. every birthday morning, our gifts seemed to materialize in the living room. my sister and i would find the hallway lined with innumerable strands of spiraling, colored crepe paper. the bike birthday was no exception. lavender was the central color choice of this particular birthday, which perfectly matched the color of my huffy "desert rose." a lavender banana-seat bike with a big lavender bow.

isn't it mesmeric?!

everything is green...

...because it has been raining for three days. i've tried to ride my bike, i really have, but the world has been conspiring against me. the world gave me a nasty cold and made it rain outside for three whole days. tomorrow, bike? tomorrow?

i am at work. i am watching the wind blow the huge, newly green maple tree back and forth. it is overcast, but kind of lovely right now...man, i'd like to try out some new adjectives...i seem to use the same few words over and over.

and here they are:

beautiful
lovely
amazing

here are some i'd like to get into circulation:

captivating
handsome
resplendent

and here are some words i will save for a different rainy day:

ambrosial
pulchritudinous
mesmeric

mesmeric! wow. that's a good one. i'd like to be described as mesmeric. i suppose i should start being more mesmeric then, huh? i'll see what i can do...

p.s. the basil has sprouted!