Prarie Rain



Rain falls over the mountains like veil separating day and night in Lund, Utah.
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"Have you ever seen the rain

falling down on a sunny day?"

by John Fogerty, Sung by Credence Clearwater

Well, have you?

The first time I saw rain falling from the sky at a distance was when I was in Yellowstone. I did not know what it was. Curious dark curtain stretching across the hills and valley it was. The memory of that is still etched in my mind or wherever our memories are kept. Some of us live in cities where the buildings obscure the sight of how the rain falls. We may smell that musty earthy scent of rain as it begins or enjoy the fresh clean air and sometimes sniff in the refreshing scent of pine needles that have broken off the branches. We see the water drops splat on the pavement and may look up and catch the slant of rain falling and also see the dark clouds. We can hear the rain drip, drip, dripping from the roof tops and trees.



Rain that falls from the cloud and evaporates
before hitting the ground is called Virga. 
Photo taken by Deborah Moen

But oh the sight of rain coming down from

 a big cloud  in the distance is a thrilling sight. Sometimes the wall of rain looks like a white wedding veil and sometimes it looks like smokey dark curtain. If the wind is blowing, the wall of rain will walk over the countryside. You can tell if the rain is coming near you or away from you. I so love the rain and how it squeezes and oozes out of the clouds.

 I feel the rain is mysterious. I have read this water is the same water the wooly mammoth waited in when it stood in the lakes and swam in the oceans. And to think of how the water on land actually becomes a cloud gives me goosebumps!



Cumulonimbus Cloud: Cedar City, Utah Photo by Deborah Moen
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Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
By John FogertyCreedence Clearwater Revival

Someone told me long ago
There's a calm before the storm
I know; it's been comin' for some time.
When it's over so they say
It'll rain a sunny day
I know; shinin' down like water.

[Chorus]
I want to know
Have you ever seen the rain?
I want to know
Have you ever seen the rain
Comin' down on a sunny day?

Yesterday and days before
Sun is cold and rain is hard
I know; been that way for all my time.
'Til forever, on it goes
Through the circle, fast and slow,
I know; it can't stop, I wonder.

All of a sudden I am remembering all these songs about the rain that I listened to when I was a teen. I hadn't yet seen a wall of rain and these songs were fun to sing and listen to but the lyrics now mean so much more to me. Like a fine wine those lyrics and melodies fermented a great appreciation for Nature and most certainly became one of the reasons I am here. Dreams and desires do come true, you know.



Iron County, Utah Photo by DeborahMoen
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Baby The Rain Must Fall 
By Glenn Yarbourgh

Some men climb a mountain,
Some men swim the sea,
Some men fly above the sky:
They are what they must be.
But, baby the rain must fall,
Baby, the wind must blow,
Wherever my heart leads me
Baby, I must go, baby I must go.
I do not love for silver,
I do not love for gold,
My heart is mine to give away,
It never will be sold.

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Until next time, Take time to explore and enjoy Nature

The more you appreciate Nature
 the more there is to appreciate.

YAY !

Over and out here,
Deborah (Moon) Moen, Nature Lover

PS Catch this great example of Virga ( rain that evaporates before it hits the ground). Sometimes the wind blows and makes them look like commas. Write your own message inside this Greeting Card of Virga Clouds with positives words in a subtle heather print.

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Water

Water... is the most expressive element. How many forms or effects of water can you think of ?



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Water... reminds me of the butterfly; changing and morphing from one form into another.

Water... can heal. It is transformative and reflective. It is proof that there is more to life than meets the eye.

Water.... is present in all living things, the sky, the earth, and the oceans and us.

Water... is life. Think about how it could connect us to everything else like an information highway.

How can we utilize it?
I will share a special way for you to utilize water to improve your life in this post. But for right now a few more things to appreciate about water.

Water... reflects our moods,  like the mirrored like surface of a lake reflecting the clouds and sky and trees tops and mountains.

Water... changes with our moods and intentions.  Water is nourishing, balancing, water is important to our lives and supports us here on earth.

See this video which shows how emotions changed the structure of her water.

 You can also check out this information on this site  Messages From Water by Masaru Emoto

“All good things are wild and free.”

 ― Henry David Thoreau

Activity for your good:

To transform your current life, abundance, relationships, career, health, life path try this meaningful and effective activity.

1. Take a full bottle of spring water
2. Write on the bottle healing or abundance or love or whatever it is you desire. I write on a piece of masking tape and stick it on the bottle.
3. Place your hands on the bottle, take a few relaxing breaths and invision your desire come true. Feel yourself become filled with appreciation or happiness or enthusiasm. This mood will transfer to the water.
4. The water will transform its molecules into a beautiful pattern and take on the intention and emotion of your desire.
5. Now set the water in a scared place and drink a bit from it everyday while imagining that wonderful desire come true. I say "come true" as if it has already occurred.

Psssst... My teachers taught me this method before my gallbladder surgery and I did this activity everyday for 3 weeks before I went to the hospital. I had written Healing on the bottle. It was Fuji water. I drank from it everyday and when it was almost gone I was told to put distilled water in it to restore it. This was a specially infused water from my teachers hands and energy.

My surgery went well, I did not need pain meditation while I was home healing and when I went in for my check up, the doctor's mouth opened wide as he stepped backwards saying " Well it appears you heal quicker than most."

Water is Your natural gift. Use Your Natural Gifts. They are here for you and support you in your life journey. Become aware of how powerful Your Nature is and also appreciate every moment as you discover this truth.

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Until next time, contemplate this,
The more we appreciate, the more there is to appreciate because
Nature Loves Appreciation !