Still no rain here at our house in #MiddleTennessee. #ExtremeDrought continues. Some counties south of us did receive rain yesterday, like @squatlobob.bsky.social. Only my daily watering keeps the front yard iris looking beautiful.

Good morning to all. Up a little earlier this morning listening to the birds and watching the sky. The tall tree in the Northwestern tree line looks like it's shooting off pink rays. #Birds #MiddleTennessee #BeautifulSunrise

Tennessee's drought situation as of yesterday, April 23rd. Here in my county in #MiddleTennessee we're in EXTREME DROUGHT. Hoping for rain but the forecast has already reduced our chances. Keeping my fingers (and toes) crossed. #DroughtMonitor #NeedRain

Only two of the made it through the winter but those two have had two perfect strawberries. I'm hoping the plants put out lots of runners. #MiddleTennessee #Strawberry #Gardening

What a delicious, colorful and healthy supper we had tonight. 🥬🥕🥒🍅

Blooms spotted on my walk in our neighborhood today: Honeysuckle, Blackberries, Privet #MiddleTennessee #Wildflowers #Photography

From English Literature on FB. Just do what you can do.

Sunday afternoon walk around the yard.......... Coreopsis (first bloom), Peony buds are beginning to open and there are a few Bachelor Button blooms. #MiddleTennessee #SpringFlowers #Photography

Tennessee drought situation as of last Thursday, April 16th. We're in the 🟠 zone. Where are the #AprilShowers? #MiddleTennessee #Drought

I didn't know the zones had been changed in 2023. #MiddleTennessee not much. Just from 7a to 7b for us. Won't even notice.

We want it. We need it! Working together, we can achieve it! #IDeclareWorldPeace #IDWP

How do the loose green peppers get so beat up. This ugly thing cost me $2.29 and it was the best looking that the market closer to home had. I like the organic ones at Publix that's wrapped but didn't want to drive that far. #HighCostofEating #Vegetables

"The Frozen River" by Ariel Lawhon⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Inspired by life and dairy of Martha Ballard, an 18th. century midwife. Somewhere in the author's notes she gave the number of babies Martha delivered during her lifetime(can't remember it now) without losing a single mother.

White iris blooming in our yard. #MiddleTennessee #Flowers #Photography

On April 16, we are releasing the Cato “Handbook on Affordability,” featuring 100+ policy ideas to defuse the risk of inflation’s re-emergence and to lower the cost of living.

White Spirea and White Peony are blooming in #MiddleTennessee. #Flowers #Photography

The day is dawning here in #MiddleTennessee. Around 60 degrees to start the day; heating up to lower 80's. Got to get up and about for a dental appointment (which, of course, I'm dreading). I hope everyone has the best day possible.

My Iris are starting to bloom. This area of #MiddleTennessee is in a moderate drought. I'm having to water all the flowers. A drought in April isn't normal. I hope this isn't an indication of what's in store for the summer. #Flowers #Iris #TennesseeStateFlower #Drought

I'd like to recommend this 2009 movie "That Evening Sun" starring Hal Holbrook. It was filmed on location in East Tennessee around the Lenoir City area. The fictional Meechan farm in the movie was located at Linden, Tennessee in Perry County. #MovieRecommendations #Tennessee

The drought continues with no rain in sight. I'm concerned for what the summer holds for us. Haven't looked at the nation drought monitor. Do you have drought conditions in your area? #MiddleTennessee #Drought #NoAprilShowers

Good Morning to everyone💙 I got up just at the right moment. Two photos from the back porch looking north and two photos from the front porch looking south. There one minute; gone the next. The temperature was 54 degrees. #MiddleTennessee #SunriseMagic

This combinations works wonders on getting musty odors out of fabric. #laundry #recommendations

Fresh Lemon Balm with blooms from blooms from volunteer Turnips in a small approx. 2-1/2" tall crystal bud vase. #MiddleTennessee #Flowers #Herbs

I was so happy on yesterday's walk to find a Tulip Poplar tree in bloom. The blooms are so beautiful but just like a tulip, they close at night. The Tulip Poplar is Tennessee's State Tree. #MiddleTennessee #NatureWalks #Trees

I just wanted to take the time on this beautiful morning here in #MiddleTennessee to thank all the folks that take the time to follow my post. I hope that you enjoy what I share.

A much need walk on a wooded path. #Wildflowers *Fire Pink *Wild Violet *Wild Comfrey #MiddleTennessee

I'm using the "Hide Post From Me" feature a lot today. After an almost sleepless night, this morning I'm just sick and tired of seeing Donny John's picture and the shares of his social media post.

"Our minds have no breathing space".....This applies to lots of folks. I'm not one of them.

😨Eve of Destruction 😨 "Don't you understand what I'm trying to say Can't you feel the fears I'm feeling today? If the button is pushed, there's no runnin' away There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave Take a look around you boy, it's bound to scare you, boy"

Go to SaveUSFS.org. We have copy and paste messages ready and direct links to contact each brand. It takes two minutes. As companies speak out we’ll update the list, but these six are the focus this week.

We live in strange times. The vast majority of us would happily trade the current situation for a world where people live in harmony, healthcare is covered by the collective, and no one is allowed to starve homeless. Instead, we shovel money into the engines of war. Odd choice, really.

1-1/2" tall set of vintage cut glass salt and pepper shakers left behind in the house my daughter and son in law purchased at auction. Lots of other items left in the kitchen cabinets. Anyone have any idea their value?

Looking west. Hoping for some #Aprilshowers this afternoon here in #MiddleTennessee.

The Wild Violets on the north side of the house are so pretty in the area. The stems seem to be taller and the flower color more intense. #MiddleTennessee #Wildflowers

We've got a windy, warm day here in #MiddleTennessee. Temperature is around 80 degrees at our house right now. Winds are blowing the blooms off the dogwood tree and the seeds off the maple trees. The butterfly and bees I spotted were hanging onto swaying wildflowers with all their might!

I played around with the editing features to make April's Full Pink Moon actually appear pink. (See comment for why it's called the pink moon.) #MiddleTennessee #AprilPinkMoon #NightSkies

A portion of her statement "Public libraries are community forums, serving the entire community, not just those who share the loudest voice or the most restricted views. Librarians should not be used as a filter for political agendas." I agree with her.

First Iris bloom of the year on April 1st. Pleasant surprise. #MiddleTennessee #Flowers

I'm hoping for some April showers............ Image from Old Farmers Almanac

Just look.....last day of March and my Peony already has buds!! It's at least a month(if not more)early this year along with most everything else that blooms in #Spring here in #MiddleTennessee. #Flowers #Ants

👉Megalomaniacs and egomaniacs are both characterized by extreme self-centeredness needing admiration. Egomaniacs are obsessively preoccupied with themselves. Megalomaniacs have delusional fantasies of power, grandeur, and omnipotence needing control and domination, think they are indestructible.

Australia just completed a 4,000-kilometer renewable energy transmission line — the longest clean energy highway ever built — connecting massive outback solar and wind farms directly to coastal cities that need power most.

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