This morning on the news they said my state is somewhere close to 6 inches above average rainfall for this month. And that if we think this has been a gloomy month, we're not imagining it. There's only been 2 days that were considered clear skies.

Awaiting a thunderstorm that is suppose to come in overnight. It has rained off and on since Monday morning with heavy downpours at times.

I wish you could send some of your rain out here to the west coast.

Yep, Fun......we desperately need it here.

I'd love to have it. We are 13 inches below normal for the year. Rural north Missouri.

I'm so sorry about your garden; that is discouraging.

If only those being deluged with rain in some parts of the country could send it out here to the western states. Here in California, we'd give anything for some rain to put out the fires that have been raging throughout the state. The forecast says we might get a sprinkle this weekend.

I hope you get some dry weather soon.

The rains expected overnight are expected to make this September the 4th wettest on record, maybe higher depending on how much we actually get.

I had dug a hole in the back yard about 20 inches deep. Two weekends ago we got a huge downpour of rain -- the back yard was under water for the afternoon, but had drained off mostly by morning. That hole was filled though, and because the ground is so saturated, it took until Sunday -- two full weeks -- for it to empty.

I am so sick of this rain! It's every day.

NC has a few rivers that we'd gladly send to those wildfires. One official total I heard from Hurricane Florence was 42" in Morehead City.

Ditto to sprtphntc- I too am in SE PA ( I think) and I have never been a real outdoor person, but I find myself celebrating any moment that is not raining and hurrying outside to enjoy the dry (and dare I say sun). Yesterday was ridiculous!!

Another in SE PA who is growing mold behind my ears. Yuck!

Not to mention those of us who didn't get their yards mowed Friday or Saturday. My grass was "in-between", didn't really need mowed on Sat. My neighbor came speeding into her driveway, jumped out, jumped on her mower and started to mow; but suddenly I heard the mower stop, looked out and it was pouring rain. Well, she got some of it done. ha

My yard is saturated. I tried mowing last week and gave up--it's as wet as it always is in early spring. I'm just hoping it dries out for a final mowing in a few weeks.

secsteve, sorry about your glads; I've had the same happen to my iris rhizomes.

Steve - it's a shame about your glads. I know how much work they are but with such a beautiful reward (usually). I hope you're planning to restock and plant them again for next year.

I’m so sorry for those getting too much ran. Especially when it ruins the gardens and floods homes.

We have been way below normal for rain for some time, but getting welcome rain this week. I hope the trends reverse and those who need rain get some and those who are saturated have a dry-er fall.

We've had double the normal rainfall for September but this week is beautiful. But rain is normal for us from now until May. We just put on our gortex jackets and off we go. We also had a dry but smokey summer. Can't seem to win this year.

Sorry about your flowers - I know how much work gardening is and it's always worth it for the rewards it brings... except if it doesn't. Such a disappointment.

I wish the east could pipeline water/snow out west as needed! Someone needs to design something. Instead of oil. : )

I knew, it was supposed to rain today... which is why I rode my bike yesterday. I'll do house cleaning... as that is needed, but not as much as yard work. But, that will wait till the time is right. ;)

Here is a picture of something I saw yesterday:

It's at the Chisholm Trail Crossing. I tried to post it twice yesterday, but HOUZZ ate both posts.

Which state are you in, Steve? We in (N) CA are hoping for a few drops on Mon., but no one is really holding one's breath.

Moni, I remember learning a song in fifth-grade about "The Old Chisholm Trail" but the tune won't come to me.

After the looong drought we went through I am not going to complain about all the rain we've been getting. We've lost 8 beautiful mature trees, mostly oaks and maples, plus several peach trees and most of our roses to the drought, so the rain is really welcome.

It's been a strange weather year. I dread to think what winter will be like since everything else has been anomalous.

Saturated -- yes, my area too, in Virginia. I can't really complain because so many had it so much worse. My garden did pretty well. The mosquitoes have been so numerous this year, is the worst thing locally.

I'm so sorry about your glads....yes...too much rain is awful!

I didn't plant any glads this year. I did plant Basket of gold alyssum and over water them.

stern I'm in DE. Been the wettest year anyone can remember. We had one storm so sever that the drains couldn't handle it. People trying to get back in the development had to go through the development behind us. Folks that have lived here twenty years or more said they've never seen it this bad.

Skibby I do plan on restocking and replanting after I get the beds fixed.

Oh, I guess much of the East Coast is in this position. :( I keep forgetting, apart from the Carolinas, how wet it's been getting there. Growing up in WA and OR, I know how utterly tired one can be of the constant rain. I wish you sunshine, very soon!

It's a shame this weather can't even out so that everyone's water needs are met instead of some getting too much and others not enough. Like that pipeline idea, share_oh!

Year after year I would complain about drought and we always had it every year. in July and August. Hot ,humid and weeks without rain. I never thought I'd complain about the rain but I am. It's raining now. We are over a foot above for the year. Tomatoes are getting mushy and flowers do nothing without sunlight. I want cool/cold crisp days with 30% humidity.

Been a very rainy summer here in Kentucky. Today I threw out 3 summer squash that were rotting from sitting in the water. I'm tired of it too. I'm on vacation and was hoping to get some hiking/walking in but not happening.

We got another 4 inches (as measured on my patio) from Sunday night to this morning -- and a tornado this morning to top it all off -- just an F1 that hit a small area on the east side of the city, so limited (but more than minor!) damage thank heavens.

Twice this summer downpours were so heavy (4-5 inches in a hour or so) that the storm sewers were overwhelmed and folks were kayaking in the streets. This is unusual; although late winter and early spring will be quite wet, by July things are usually good, sometimes too dry. The city is planning a 3rd fogging for mosquitoes this week -- usually happens only once in a summer (not that I notice the fogging is particularly effective) -- because they are seeing a lot of West Nile virus in the mosquitoes they've trapped.

Here in central Virginia even though we dodged the originally predicted 15-20 inches of rain from Florence, it is still the 8th most rainy September on record as of yesterday, and all last night overnight and this morning it has has been raining still more. I think we are over a foot above average thus far for the year.

It could be worse --

Ever read the novella, Man in the Holocene by Max Frisch? It appeared in The New Yorker, May 19, 1980.

I believe it's available online. Sometimes older New Yorker articles or fiction can be accessed without a membership. It's a very good piece. Treat yourself, maybe I'll join you and read it yet again.

I think this link will work:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1980/05/19/man-in-the-holocene

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