Sunday, July 15, 2012

Please sir, I'd like some more


I had just unloaded groceries and was fixing some bacon sandwiches for Mom and I when I glanced out the window and saw it was getting dark.

Suddenly, it started to POUR.  I pretty much dropped everything and Mom and I ran out to the sunroom to watch the rain.   It came down in buckets!  There must have been an inch of rain on the driveway that couldn't get out of its own way.

What a WONDERFUL sound on the sunroom roof.  The rain came down in thick silver sheets and between the drumming on the roof and the gurgling in the gutters it was almost too loud to converse.

Then, within 10 minutes, it was over and done with**.   I ran out to check the rain barrels (this shouldn't surprise ANY one - I have my priorities, y'know!) and found that the garage drums gained total about 45 gallons as did the shed barrels. YAY.  90 gallons in 10 minutes!

Well, that was fun.  Back to the kitchen where the sandwiches were cold - but who cared.  We got 1/2" of rain.  Sure it came down really hard and most of it just rolled off the bone dry ground, but the temps fell and the air didn't smell like DUST anymore.  Ahhhhh.

Thanks, Ma Nature.  Now --- do it again!  Pleeeeeeeze.

**Within less than 45 minutes, it was as if it had never happened.  No puddles, everything was dry again and dust began to settle back on the leaves. *pant*

(PS - ridiculously encouraged by the brief shower, I've planted anew in the veg bed - CLICK HERE)

6 comments:

  1. But your rain barrels are full and the ground is less dry. Victory!!

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    1. Rain barrels are only 1/3 each. And the rain didn't even reach the ground. It's like it never happened. The only sign of it 90 gallons total in 5 drums (which could hold 275 if there (only) were full). I'm not doing any happy happy joy joy dancing. But at least there is some rain for the water jugs.

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  2. We had a little ten minute rain a few days ago. But it was much lighter than yours, nothing measurable, nothing much in the storage. *sigh* We took one day off watering and probably shouldn't have, but we're just so darned sick of hauling hoses and water jugs around.

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    1. I hear ya and I'm darned tired of hauling water too. But if you miss even ONE DAY, you could lose what you've worked hard towards for weeks, maybe months. I'm not ready to do that -- yet. Hang in there.

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  3. I can feel your excitement! We are still waiting for ours.

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    1. Though it was like it never happened soil-wise, at least I have some more water in the drums. Fingers crossed for Wednesday - 50% chance of a squall or storm. Hope you get some soon.

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