Noting the time and date of your post, I can tell you where the rain was, CathyA. It was here, hard downpour for approx. 15 minutes. The rain of a few days ago greened up the lawns, everyone mowed before yesterdays rain. Lookin' good here.Originally Posted by CathyA
Me too (Dang, I wish it would rain!). But guess we're never satisfied. Four weeks ago all we were saying was "Dang, I wish it would quit raining!" We got 21" in 15 days, unheard of in July/August in our part of the country. And then it did indeed.....quit. And we're back to normal, droughty and wishing for some rainfall.
The good news is I'm sick and tired of picking the garden, and the lack of water on it will hasten the day I don't have to go pick, and then deal with the pickings.....(I picked 14 lbs. of okra yesterday morning, it took me an hour. Droughty doesn't seem to faze the okra at all. And it isn't selling like I think it should be!)
We need rain too in the Sierra. We have been having so much smoke from the Rim we can not go out or open windows. We do not have A/C. We are about 20 to 30 miles from the fire as the crow flys. We went down to Angels Camp today to watch a movie in an A/C theater to get out of the smoke.
Well, here it is Sept. 7 and still no rain. We have a slight chance of rain tomorrow. Yeah right. Its NEVER going to rain again. well........that's what it feels like.
I have to spend so much time watering everything that I don't want to die.
Fortunately, the garden did okay, in spite of the drought........thanks to ground water......
CathyA, please come and take some of our rain. We are getting pounded......2 inches in the last 30 minutes. Also, at least one bout of heavy rain every day for the past six weeks. Where is my nice arid Western climate? My dry, sunny Indian Summer?
I wish you could share it with me Pug. I'm thinking we'll get inundated with rain this Fall, when we need to take care of so many things on the property. You just never know what's going to happen. I hope all that rain didn't hurt your garden.
Every day this September, coastal moisture moves our way, makes a lot of noise and then moves around the city. Still no rain here...
It had been a long, hot dry spell for us, but we got just over an inch last night. It was for the most part a gentle rain. No wind, a little bit of thunder. I sat on the (covered) back deck and practiced guitar for about 3 hours. My dog crashed so hard at my feet that the thunder didn't even stir her. It was heavenly. Note to self: hang a hammock for just such nights!
"Back when I was a young boy all my aunts and uncles would poke me in the ribs at weddings saying your next! Your next! They stopped doing all that crap when I started doing it to them... at funerals!"
Sounds wonderful Gregg!
A county south of here got 3" last night, but we got Zip, nada, nil. We have another chance tonight, but I'm not holding my breath. Its all very strange. and its supposed to be about 95 today. Then Friday morning its supposed to be in the 40's!
There just doesn't seem to be enough humidity to get a shower going. (Lots of showers indoors.....but nothing outside!).
I love those days where there is a gentle rain all day, and mild thunder. We haven't had one of those in several years. They used to be fairly common.
Went to see a creek near my house the other day. It was nearly dry. This is not good.
The forecast is calling for t-storms later tonight and tomorrow...but it seems like they're always in the forecast and it rarely happens. An occasional rainfall is not enough to maintain the water table, either.
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