Drenched

I was so heartened to see the sun this morning! After three dark days of severe storms, I was whining that I’d never seen such torrential rains in all my born days, and now I am validated to find that I never had. Eville received about 4.5 inches of rain – or up to 6 inches in some areas – over the last 3 days, which broke a century-old daily rainfall record yesterday. This morning another downpour moved through, dropping 3/4 inch!

I moved most of the containers in from the garden after the first day of monsoon.

As you would expect, this will delay some fruiting in the Edible Garden, but their foliage is dandy.

The only visible damage from the onslaught is in the Peace/Bird Garden, where the hollyhocks broke over.

Many flower petals are on the ground, but the the phlox shines on.

The storms have moved on now, and the sun is serving up a sweltering, sweaty, heatwave as the mud dries. We’ll be opening up the pool area and staying as cool as we can.

You stay cool over at your place, dear reader!

Peace