But alas and alack 'tis not to be - again. Below is a screen shot from our local weather radar taken a few minutes ago. You're looking at Northern Indiana and we live on the western edge of the NE most county. This is what most of the last week or so has looked like. A gentle rain early in the morning, a thunder boomer in the afternoon, and something in-between all evening. The green boxes to our West are flash flood warnings. The yellow one is a severe thunderstorm warning. A red one would be a tornado warning.
I know it will all get done because it always does, but I'd sure rather be out doin' it now. De and I starting to rethink the planting plan and I'm sure we'll come up with something that will work. I'll let you know what it is. "Hope springs eternal", as the saying goes, and there's always tomorrow. That is one of the blessings of summer.
Col. 1:9-12,
Mark
I'm sure wiser people than I have learned that you can't fight the weather. But when it comes to gardening, it's such a frustration, isn't it? Like me harumpfing (endlessly) over our cold, cold spring and early summer. Rain can be a blessing for our gardens because the plants thrive on it so much more than "artificial" watering. Provided, of course, the sky doesn't dump too much rain on us. As you say, Mark, it will all get done but sometimes it seems Mother Nature shoves us back two steps rather than letting us take a couple forward!
ReplyDeleteI have some vacation time coming in a little more that a week so at the very least I'll get what ever the "new and improved" garden plan looks like in that week. It is still better the drought others in the country are getting.
DeleteLearning how to live according to the weather has been a challenge for us too. When there's so much to be done it's hard to be flexible.
ReplyDeleteYep. "Semper Gumby" as the twist on the USMC motto goes - Always Flexible. As hard as it is for us here, I feel far worse for the folks around the country whose gardens, crops and herds are suffering greatly for lack of rain.
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