Not the hard ground beating rain, but soft and steady, soak in the ground kind.
Some people get frustrated with me when they ask me how many inches of rain did I get.................I don't bother to measure..............except for my own way................so here goes
SPIT BATH: If the vehicles have brown spots all over them and the ground looks like it has freckles, but is still hard and dry.............
A NICE SHOWER: If the patio is wet and the temperature has dropped down a few degrees...........the ground is wet on the surface, but dry when you dig down.
A GOOD RAIN: If there is a mud puddle in the drive way, the flowers are bent over from the heaviness of the moisture, ........... the rain buckets are full..............and the ground is wet all the way down and I don't have to water the next day
A SOAKER: when the rain falls softly and steady and lasts for a length of time............ toads appear from nowhere and croak all night............... the rain buckets are over flowing and the ground is so soggy that your shoes makes weird noises and scares off the chickens
Those days of rain were wonderful. The temperature was almost like fall. Yet, when the rain ended, I did not see a rainbow...............but I did find this colorful fellow enjoying my flower gardens........even though he's a pest............he is very pretty!
One thing has always amazed me............although I know it is the most common thing...........the ground here can be hard packed and dry for months...........even years...............with nothing growing on it. The creek beds can be all dry as well as the ponds...........both natural and man made..............
yet when the rain comes and rains well, toads of every shape , size , and sound, appear.............filling the night with their loud croaking.
Along with the toads................come the toad stools..........
which are always whimsical to me.
Even moss on the gnarled, hard, mesquite trees come to life with brilliant color.
I call this old tree in my front yard.............The Sleepy Hollow Tree.........it is twisted and bent...........
it has even survived a lighten bolt. I planted pumpkins underneath it so that I can enjoy looking at them from the porch............. the rain has encouraged them to spread farther and farther across the yard.
They are getting larger. I cannot wait until fall and hopefully these will be orange and gigantic!
How about you?
How is the weather in your area?
I know some of you are getting really tired of the rain..........
What are you growing in your gardens?
I would love to hear!
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I have just posted a wonderful hearty soup recipe there!
