Rain rain rain rain and more rain.....

14 years ago

We have had a lot of rain this summer...I've only watered my garden once.

Today it is pouring...you can barely see outside and it is so dark you have to have the lights on.

I do enjoy listening to the rumbling thunder though.

Wonder what Denny is doing at work..I think he had to set up the shelter for a reserved party...Wonder if that party of people will still have a picnic...

patti

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maryanntx
14 years ago
We can only dream of rain here in South Texas. In the last few days we have heard thunder in the distance and I could even smell rain one evening, but it never got here.
grammahony
14 years ago
Here too Patti. We got 1.57" so far today. It started here about 5:00AM.
Poor Nate is having his 17th birthday party at the river today. I hope it does rain much more, as it is an over night thing if they want to camp out.
Leslie
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I'll echo the saying, "be careful what you ask for!". Thanks, that is exactly what is happening! Two months of dry and now we are in a wet pattern. Good rain chances 6 of the next 8 days. It is pouring outside as I type this. I was hoping to miss it tonight, try to lightly work up some ground and get some fall crops (turnips, rutabegas, daikon radish, green onions, and more carrots planted), but that is out the window. With late fall plantings, everyday is critical! I figure I have about 10-14 days or it will be too late. I will plant them when I can and hope. I am planning on putting up low tunnels over them and harvest as long as I can. Maybe I can get fall transplants started tomorrow instead, after I wade through the mud to pick melons! Jay
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We've had about three quarters of an inch in the last two days. We didn't have any ice at all here, but I've been driving to Weatherford every morning this week to work and I got about halfway there this morning and had to turn around because the roads got icy. My car was never meant to handle ice and I'm not about to test it. It's pretty crazy how the road can go from fine to horrible in just a few feet. It's very dangerous. I love the rain but I'm ready for it to be nice out. I have a lot to do before it's time to plant and I'm running out of time. I'd like it to be dry and warm long enough to get everything done and then it can rain as much as it wants. I'd add "but not too much!" to the end of that, but it's not like it would ever do that here anyway. lol Leslie
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Haven't been on for a while but wanted to see how everyone was doing after the big deluge. Anyone heard from I think Gloria? I seem to recall she lives in Longmont. I hadn't realized how bad it was until I was coming home from work last Thursday evening from Denver and saw the St. Vrain looking like a mini Niagara falls! running barely under I-25. Fortunately for us, we're on higher ground and they evacuated folks in low lying areas to the Mead HS and a church on Rt.66. The St. Vrain is still running high and heaps of streets East of us are still closed. I hope everyone is safe and not severely impacted and hope to see some of you at the swap which i see hasn't yet happened so I am hoping this time to make it since I always seem to miss the Fall swap and I am certain I have some plants to share. Here's a bit of a laugh and smile in all the gloom, the fella and I found this large toad that must have gotten disoriented during the deluge and fell into our window well we think....we haven't a clue how long it's been there but from the looks of it, he's doing pretty good feasting on all the crickets down there. We took him over about a half mile to a "swampy" area and hopefully he'd be happier there!
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Well, lucky you, Glenda! As Carol said, we got a little dribble from Mother Nature the other day, but nothing much. Sure hope we get some more this winter. We need it, our trees and shrubs need it.
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Pawprint
14 years ago
It's been a dry August here. A bit warm this week.

{{!gwi}}
pris
14 years ago
Maryann, at least it was close enough to smell. We had two occasions of high gusty winds but all the rain was too far to the north too smell. Bummer. I'm hoping that September will bring rain. Back in the day, when school started after Labor Day, it always rained on the first day of school. (I can dream, can't I?)
patti43
14 years ago
I'll take your weather, Pawprints. I'd love to have those 60's at night--some 80+ degree days wouldn't be bad either.
iowagirl2006
14 years ago
We have also had the rains this summer - but it has been very cool also. The crops were looking great, but behind due to the cool temps. This could reduce the yields quite a bit.

Then we got hit with some major hail last weekend. Ouch! We didn't have any buildings damaged - but major crop damage. Guess things were looking too good. Luckey we didn't have the building damaged that some did though. Lots of broken windows and siding damage in some areas close to us.
Pawprint
14 years ago
patti43, our evening time temps are great! A/C off and windows open at 9pm.
sheilajoyce_gw
14 years ago
Saw on the news last night about the awful floods in Thailand. They had 80 inches over the weekend!!!!!!
chisue
14 years ago
I'm near Chicago. We have the dryest July-August since the Dust Bowl days. This, after a spring so rainy the farmers couldn't plant until very late.

Glad we have a sprinkler system right around the house, but I've had to drag the garden hose over the 'back 40'. (That's a joke, folks. Our lot is only one acre.)
susanjf_gw
14 years ago
lol...chisue...i said that to a nurse the other day and she looked at me with blank stare...she had no idea what it meant...guess she'd been raised in the city her entire life...so have i, lol....
pekemom
14 years ago
My part of southern colorado is dry. Have to water at least the flowers every day. Temps in the 90's, hopefully to cool to the 80's for the next few days, maybe some rain in the evenings, but don't count on it being much. Patti, send me some rain!
mariend
14 years ago
Well, we did have 3 days of summer then back to rain, fog, and yucky weather. ND
grammahony
14 years ago
We got another 1.16" last night. Two day total of 2.73". I wish there was a way to share with those who need it. It's standing in my back yard. And those idiots mowed yesterday. Water was flying as they mowed. They left ruts in the lawn. I couldn't believe it.
One good thing, I got some rain water for my indoor plants.

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