Home, Soil, Rain

Write down the first words that comes to mind when we say . . .

. . . home.

. . . soil.

. . . rain.

Use those words in the title of your post.

I haven’t done a daily prompt in a while and this one stood out to me. It feels like it is an easy one to get back into the habit of doing these prompts, so I thought I’d give it a shot.

• Home: The first thing that comes to mind is the word “Haven”, which according to Google is a place of safety or refuge. Thinking about it a little deeper, Home is where I work these days. I just graduated school and I am trying to find freelance work (because there is seemingly no writing jobs on Cape Cod – which I guess makes sense). For a long time my feelings about home were kind of like the following clip from Garden State:
  
  Lately, since I moved back to my birth home, I can’t say that I really feel that way anymore. This home – the staircases where we used to play, the couch that’s so easy to fall asleep on, and the kitchen table we would convene around to talk, drink, and laugh – all still mean something to me. I don’t know if I want to create a new home as much as be a part of this one. Or make a new one with reverence for this one. I know I need to leave. I need to have my next adventure. I guess I am realizing that I am going to miss it when it happens again.

  

  I get to write after Trixi is done.

• Soil: There isn’t much soil around the northeast these days. Snow has taken over our lives and put a blanket on top of everything. Normally, when I hear a word like soil I think about terms like growth. But now, because of all the snow, it doesn’t feel right.  When soil can’t be a place to develop new life, what use is it?

  

  This thing is just cute.

• Rain: Life. Water, like rain, equals life. A lot of people probably wrote that, huh? I’d love a little rain right now. It might do something to the crazy amount of snow I mentioned. Here are five of my favorite songs that involve rain (in no particular order):
  
  Funny little bit about this song: whenever it rained during my Disney Internship I would hum this and do the dance with my broom in whatever area I was cleaning. People enjoyed it. I hope…

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Olm321vgk8

Here is everyone else who participated in the prompt:

1. Q the AdultThe Family of Soothing Dirt [Daily Prompt]
2. Loading…Free Association
3. Everyday AdventuresMom History Running.
4. beyond back creekSmall Stone
5. Hope* the happy huggerHome, rain, soil…
6. tel-uh-vizh-uh-ner-eeFree Association – Don’t take your family driving down a dirt road
7. theseekernext is the brain
8. Spunky WayfarerTowards home, through the rain, barefoot on the dark soil.
9. A Real Mummy DiaryA Dirty Shy Needs A Wet Wipe – Free Association
10. I don’t know where home is but I know that while the rain keeps feeding the soil there will be a home for all of us on Earth – The Fried Eggs Blog
11. charlottesville winterDiana Ross Good Morning Heart Ache
12. ayimasEVERYTHING, RAIN, GLOOM…
13. Adventures of an Aussie Girl in LondonGrowth, London, Constant, Relief
14. Pigments of Lifethe ingredients of me – home… soil… rain
15. The Nameless OneSleeping on the mud
16. Dim Lamp/קנה רצוץ לא ישבורThe Daily Prompt at Daily Post @ WordPress.com
17. All Those Small ThingsI’m A Child Of The Rain, At Home In The Soil
18. amateurxpressMy Family Is Happy when I am in school!
19. The Gozum ShowLove Fertility Blessing
20. cambios de humorHome sweet home
21. Random Encounters of an Inquisitive MindHow refreshing would it be to leave our comfort zone and experience growth?
22. The Cheeky DivaDaily Prompt~ Topsoil scorched as “RainMan” scores a homerun~!
23. motherofnine9Free Association/ Welcome Growth in the Garden
24. N.S. Jones’s BlogFree Association — Rain
25. Chronicles of an Anglo SwissFree Association
26. Life of Me and MineDP: Free Association
27. Life With Mike and LindyHome, Soil, Rain = Lazy L Ranch
28. PurnimodoIn this forgotten home of concrete, I listen to the soil you walked upon and wait for the rain to write your name
29. A Cup of JoeLove Wets The Dirt
30. A Western Buddhist’s TravelsFree Association, The Earth comforts, and renews us!
31. Big Bowl Of Thought SoupPreparing for Rain to Fall on Soil at Home.
32. lena de almeidaFree Association – Home is where I want to be
33. Breathing SpaceAssoil Us From Rainforest Homebrew
34. Free AssociationDaily Prompt
35. It’s Just Me: My thoughts and happenings of the day…Free Association. . . home. . . soil. . . rain
36. jaycee68Heart. Earth. Life.
37. Gooseyanne’s BlogFree Association – Home – soil – rain
38. Poeme Sur Le Web BlogFree Association
39. Musical Foodie LoveFree Association
40. Klassi KMy heart is rooted, so I can shine
41. Creative EscapeFree Association
42. …and she writesEngland, Red, Overcast
43. My Life, My Way, My Words!Home… Soil… Rain
44. Prayers and PromisesHome…Soil…Rain…New Birth
45. The Temenos JournalHome is the rain on my soil
46. Brandon Bored‘House of Dirt and Puddles’
47. Common Chapters: life changesDP: High Plains & Wheat Fields — A Thirst Unquenched
48. Shadoza: In My WorldRunning Barefoot Through the Seasons of Iowa
49. Stroopwafel InspirationFree Association – I’m wet with my umbrella in the middle of nowhere.
50. Moonlight ReflectionsThe Day Dirt and Water Threatened My Family
51. Advocacine’s BlogFA / Drizzles on the Miracle Fruit Gives Joy to my Heart
52. Cat’s ChinwagFree Association: Wet plant books
53. The Blogging PathFree Association
54. Weekly Photo ChallengeWeekly Photo Challenge BEYOND
55. | ellikitty –Home
56. Family Photos Food & CraftNew post Free Association 19/1
57. perennialwalkdaily prompt:free association
58. That’s What She SaidFree Association – Shelter Sand Monsoon
59. The Silver Lining of the Optimistic PessimistHome::Heart; Soil::Dig; Rain::Clean
60. Wiley’s WisdomLove Play Live: Lighting Up Darkness
61. Clumsy MusingsAlone, muddy and thirsty.
62. bodhisattvaintrainingdaily prompt : dharma rain..on home soil
63. Sula1968’s BlogWord Association – Home … Soil …. Rain
64. The life of one hot mess in a wolf pack circleDaily Prompt
65. sat n’ all thatScotland, the farm, and the common denominator
66. From Balderdash To Epiphany.Home, Soil, Rain,
67. Vexing PointFree Association
68. unboltTurn around!
69. The Wandering PoetUnder the moonlight
70. NAMASTE.Free. India. Ripple.
71. ChouettLaChouett: Sweet Home, rich with seeds, bow – Having a go at today’s Daily Prompt – Free Association
72. ParkInkSpotWish it was raining on the homeland soil
73. psychologistmimiA storm is coming home to our soil: Thankfully It’s winter and it won’t rain on my parade
74. Thought Process of a Rare NeujBeach, Nature and Love (unexpected)
75. Designer SophisticateThe words that come to mind are Chicago, backyard, and summer.
76. Thoughts of a crooked mind.Comfort,Life and Memories.
77. EpenthesisCadenza
78. Just Writing!The Rain on the Soil back Home
79. Larry Teaches SchoolSpontaneous Poem: Home. Soil. Rain.
80. Try More Than OnceHome …. less
81. theloneroseHome,Soil,Rain
82. Everyday AdventuresFree Association – Home – Soil – Rain!
83. In So Many WordsHarm Not My Sanctuary, Lest I Weep
84. The Sky is The LimitFamily, grass, life
85. Not A Punk RockerRun Dirty Today?
86. WysJoyFul CompanyHome, Soil and Rain: Making Mud Cakes By Inspiration
87. In Which She Tries To WriteDP: Free Association, or How the Fish Family Found the Earth Particularly Cleansing
88. In Which She Tries To WriteDP: Free Association, or How the Fish Family Found the Earth Particularly Cleansing
89. The Lone Artistmy Home
90. Green EmbersThe Avatar, in Ultima 8, went to the Earth Titan, but forgot to bring his heart.
91. THE UNEXPECTED JOURNEYRAIN THAT REFLECTS ME
92. Raspberry’s DaydreamsWhen it Rains in the Neighborhood
93. Out From Under the UmbrellaSmall Town Mud Puddles
94. No Talent For CertaintyDry Dark Falling
95. I’m a Writer, Yes I AmSomeday Potatoes
96. An Upturned SoulI Inhale Rooms…
97. Chronicles of an Anglo SwissWarmed up Daily Prompt from 2013: Home, soil, rain – The Return of the Worms
98. ladyleemanilaThe Soil at Home Needs the Rain
99. Creo SomniumI’m Free Associatin’ …home …soil …rain
100. berryduchessMy Special Bond of Something
101. Lady in TransitionLaughter Mends My Mood
102. Jenny AhlersRemsen, IA
103. Kim’s BlogMy Dad the Family Corn and Cattle Farmer.
104. Lexe NillesHome, Rain, Soil
105. LIVING THE DREAMThe mesmerizing fragrance of the soil..
106. A Simple LifeThe Great Loosening
107. All About Being HumanDaily Prompt Warm Frozen Snow
108. simplygiselleMMM smell that earth
109. The Dictionary of Victorian Insults & NicetiesHome… Soil… Rain…
110. lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-BrownSouth Dakota Gumbo
111. Life is greatThe rain in Spain doesn’t stay mainly in the plain
112. They, You and MeHome, Soil and Earth.
113. To Wear A RainbowHome, Soil, Rain….a Haiku.
114. Flowers and BreezesGoing Back Home
115. RelaxA sea of rain on the roof..
116. lifehomeandawaySame for all,soil is home.
117. All Things Cute and BeautifulBeing a Flowery Garden Holiday!
118. thepalimpsestmindMy dirty dance
119. LöwlandWorld Champions
120. A lot from LydiaHouse Dirt Blues
121. Loose Leaf BinderOn home soil where the rain falls gently.
122. Rita OnlinePuddle Splashing and Mud Pie
123. Wide Eyed in WonderThe rain soaked soil of our home
124. Home, Earth, Innocence, and Experience.S. Thomas Summers: Writing with Some Ink and a Hammer
125. The Cat ChroniclesDaily Feline Prompt: Feline Association – There is no home, soil or rain in this post
126. Random MusingsHappy Republic Day India!
127. Passion through PoetryFree Association
128. Thought LiquorPetrichor: home, soil, and rain
129. emmapalovaLowell on water is down to earth
130. in the moment…earth…soul…life….
131. Feminine VestigeFree Horizon Storm
132. Now and ForeverHeart (beat) Drops (on leaving) Earth
133. Perhaps yes, perhaps no. Exactly? I don’t know.Home, Soil, Rain…
134. Basically Beyond BasicFree Association
135. INSPIRING MAXWorking The Soil
136. The Tarot AlchemistHome..Soil..Rain
137. The Hempstead ManHome, soil, rain – What came to my mind first.
138. The Gad About TownPetrichor
139. Geek Ergo SumFree association, or the the rain at home
140. Melanie Ryding – Ryding2Health BLOGRain, soil, happiness, home
141. Jackie’s Forget Me NotsA thug belongs in an atmosphere drenched in bacon splat
142. The Trying ProjectFree Association
143. Lowell on water is down to earth
144. novicepenfiddlerThose rainy days
145. What does nelkumi think? ねるくみの頭の中life, tear, so far
146. Behind The EyesHome|Soil|Rain
147. BT.XSummer
148. Zombie FlamingosThe muddy gardens in our backyard
149. GolifelyHome soil rain
150. The Secret StationThe Joy of Living a Safe Life
151. Barbara PyettFree association:
152. The World Through My EyesComfort in the Cold Open
153. helen meikle’s scribblefestDaily prompt: Giving the dog his heartworm tablet in the rain
154. Away with WordsWe can’t see the soil at home right now; it’s covered in frozen rain (and about to get more covered)
155. Magnanimous WordIndia Land Monsoons
156. purplepeninportlandFree Association
157. Carolyn’s Online MagazineIncorporating the Words Home, Rain, & Soil in My Novel
158. Rolbos ©The Scent of Wet Kalahari Sand. (A conversation in Boggel’s Place)
159. Loads of SomethingFamily Dirty Sleep
160. Anton’s IdeasOVER OUR RUBICON?
161. Candid TalkFAMILY, PLANTATIONS AND BLESSINGS
162. Awake & DreamingWord Association Three
163. Phil Harrison’s BlogIt’s Freaking Cold, I can’t see the soil and I wish it was raining.
164. Yogi’s BlogosmosJourney
165. Perspectives On….SUP at Home on Rainy Soil
166. Steps Times TwoAfter the Rain
167. Quotidian RevisionsRefreshing Plant Life
168. Bohemian NerdFree Association (“Wandering Mud Puddles”)
169. Liberating the connections – Tell Tale Therapy
170. Transformation SynergyFertile Sanctuary
171. When the Door ClosesAt First Budding – a Haiku
172. Living Vicariously As A Peripatetic Shutterbugat home. as a cloudburst threatens my soul.
173. L.A. LanierAway, Barren, Soothing
174. An Aspiring Writer“Free Association”
175. ANITA’S OWL CREEK BRIDGEDeath Lives In A Haunted House
176. FeedLineHome, soil, rain (it’s cold outside)