It's Finally Raining

[Mamu]

Woke up to rain drops on the roof. Thats an unuasual sound, but a very welcome one.

It's been a very tough year for plants here. Entered the spring with a serious drought. No fall rain and no snow. Strict water ban. Odd-even watering on very limited basis. No sprinklers. Hand watering only.

Aganist my better judgement. (Spring Madness) I went ahead and redid a few gardens over. It just couldn't be that dry another summer. Think again! Mamu. It's probably rained 3 times since April and in between the rain we've had scorching tempteratures.

I tried and tried to keep up with the watering, the past 10 days we've had blistering heat. No matter how much I've watered the plants have shone signs of severe stress. Yellow, wilted leaves some actually brown and plants 1/2 the size they should be.

With the much welcomed rain they are predicting cooler temperatures. Hopefully with the cooler weather I'll be able to get into the yard and survey the damage that been done. My only hope now is that most of my beloved plants and some of the new additions with a little TLC will survive. It's going to take a lot to prepare them for the winter.

 

[amid chaos]

Rain? You have RAIN? Still sunny on the cape...oh, blow it here, please?

 

[DixieDreamer]

We have not had measurable precipitation since early June. I have to water the entire summer. Unlike you though, I can use a sprinkler and am not limited to days. That must be awful to deal with.

Got to love the sound of rain on the roof. Makes you want to snuggle down deep into the bed and just sleep in.

 

[amid chaos]

Ok, it rained. I think i saw about 7 drops on the deck.

 

[Tulirose]

It rained here this a.m. too but not nearly enough....

 

[Snowwark]

We finally received some much needed rain in the last week or so.

I wish I could do a rain dance for you Buds, but I've got two left feet.....

It can't happen again next year, can it?? Yikes!

 

[olena]

My lawn is dying. I need some rain,too.

 

[Mamu]

And the rain, rain, rain comes down, down, down.

You want to talk extremes, very little rain for over a year, now it's been raining almost every day for a week.

I'm wondering the one fairly nice day was Sunday, Do you think a certain webmaster can control the weather too?

 

[Snowwark]

Careful Mamu, or that certain Webmaster will be entertaining thoughts of their own grandeur......LOL!

 

[gina2000]

Oh, boy.....gotta love that rain!!!!

But over Labor Day weekend???

Yuk!

 

[Mamu]

A week of much, much needed rain and the sun has finally decided to show it face.

Along with the sun the grass has finally greened up. First time in a year. Oh my! I think it's actually grown an inch since the sun came up this morning. Time to get out the lawn mower. Something we haven't had to do much this year.

 

[WebmasterAlex]

I can't but the 50 bucks I paid to Miss Cleo's psychic line paid off! I knew it wouldn't rain that day