I’ve been listening to the weather reports each night as we’ve been suffering heat in the upper nineties. The weathermen rejoice when they can say a COOL FRONT<\/b> has come in, and we’ve dipped into the upper eighties!
\nI did a little surfing, and on average, the 62 days of July and August have TEN days that are 90 or warmer. So far, in the 41 days of July and August this year, we’ve had THIRTY<\/b> days that were 90 or warmer, with many of them in the upper nineties!
\nThe forecast for the next week is the “possibility” of rain…..30-40% chance through Saturday and occasional showers on into next week. I’m going to put my rain gauge out and keep track of what we get. I’ll bet you anything that the storms go around us.
\nIn past years, I’ve left the watering to God and Mother Nature. I don’t like to schlep hoses around. But this year I’ve had to start a watering campaign or loose everything. As it is, five of the gardens haven’t been watered at all. I go out before dawn to start the sprinklers every other day. If I forget, they run in the evening, and I hand water what I missed. The gardens that are being watered look lovely; the rest look like crispy critters.
\nMy prayer for the month…..”Dear Lord, please give us gentle, restoring rain.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’ve been listening to the weather reports each night as we’ve been suffering heat in the upper nineties. The weathermen rejoice when they can say a COOL FRONT has come in, and we’ve dipped into the upper eighties! I did … Continue reading