As many others were contending with record rainfall and flooding, we stayed dry. But today, we finally got a decent rain: 2/10ths of an inch overnight, plus 8/10ths this morning. And as I post this in the early afternoon, it's raining again!
In my neighborhood, we're all thrilled after a gardening season that turned dry in mid-May and stayed parched through the entire summer. As my neighbor Rose put it in her email to me just now: NICE RAIN, SOOOOOOOO HAPPY!!!!!
PS: Total rainfall from Thursday to today, 1 and 8/10ths of an inch (most of it today). This is most rain we've had in a week since April. Even the creek is flowing again.
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We got excited over some rainfall recently as well. It seems our part of Ontario has missed out on the rain this year.
We are delighted: the lawn is greening up already, and the entire garden looks refreshed.
The weather here in the UK has been pretty much the reverse of yours - April was hot and sunny like high summer, it's rained almost non-stop since and last weekend (the Summer Bank Holiday - traditionally a wash out) was glorious!.
What's going on?!!! Total confusion for gardeners.
Celia
I'm glad you got some rain too!
Thanks, Phillip. It's been almost a week. Let's hope we get some more soon. Cheers, Yvonne
Well! I'm happy to read this. No more watering your plants with that fire hose!
We had a similar phenomenon a couple of weeks ago--while we were on vacation. We probably had four inches--IN ONE WEEK. This, after only 2/10 of an inch all the rest of the summer.
At least the lawn is now green and growing, although there are definitely areas that will need re-seeding in a couple or three weeks.
--Robin (Bumblebee)
Thanks, Robin. I'm glad you got some rain too. Cheers, Yvonne
I'm so glad you got rain! wish we could send you some of ours -- we are the ones who are contending with record rainfall in Austin, Texas. It looks lovely in your photo, and shames me into appreciating ours a little more! I wrote about it in my blog tonight at www.sharingnaturesgarden.blogspot.com I hope you'll come visit and maybe add me to your links!
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