Spring Shower
5/28/06 6:23 am.
56 º F, Wet, S wind 14 mph.
Good morning,
A spring shower we had - really a spring dump. I think we got something between 1½” and 2" of rain over night. We started to get some spritz about 4:20 pm., causing me to close everything up and Margriet to bring in the laundry from the line. Last night though we really got the dump! About 10:30 pm., the skies really opened up. I was really in a sound sleep when it started to pour and woke me up - closing the windows. There was a rather long lightning and thunder show with the rain. The driveway is filled with water, as is all of the areas that had pretty much dried out over the past days. Back to high water again, at least for a while. This should really encourage the mosquitoes too. They have not been too bad up to this point in the year. This rain was supposed to go to the south of us and just a few light showers for a couple hours.
Today is my traditional day for planting the garden. With last night’s rain, that will be a challenge. Probably will put it off a bit until the soil dries a bit. Maybe not. Will see what the day brings. Used to plant it while listening to the Indy 500 on the radio I took out to the garden. Now the race is on TV ( I don’t have a portable) and I don’t think the race is broadcast on radio anymore, at least in this area. For some reason listening to the race was more exciting than watching it. Guess the pictures of the mind are really better than the actual thing.
Actually we have the garden pretty well in hand. Friday we picked up a half dozen tomato plants, along with some broccoli and kohlrabi plants. One of the folks at Bible study brought his leftover onion plants, so we planted those too. I had planted some radishes and peas earlier and they are up an in good shape. We do have some other things yet to plant, like lettuce, beans, beets, carrots, and like that. Oh yes, some flowers too. There will not be much of each, since the garden is very small at the moment. I also picked the first handful of rhubarb yesterday. That is in the freezer, waiting for some good thing to be made from it. I also harvested and froze the first crop of chives yesterday too.
When I paid for the storage unit the other day, I arrived just as the owner was getting off a huge tractor (one of those huge 4-wheel drive tractors, but the wheels are actually tracks). I asked him how bad the fuel prices affect them. He indicated that every time he filled the tractor with diesel, it cost him $500.00! He fills it everyday with that amount! I suggested that maybe horses were not too bad of an alternative. We both agreed that it would not work any more, but the lifestyle of those days had a lot to offer. He is still planting, soybeans, and is finally almost finished. The other farmers are still planting, but at the same time are cutting their first crop of hay - a good one too. Strange year.
Believe it or not, I actually bought a fishing license on Friday. Also picked up a few new lures too. Have to do that. After this weekend I will see if I can get a line wet. Should dig out my old fly rod and see if it works too. Really like to use flies. Margriet promised to clean and cook my catch, so I think we have the “labor” divided equally on this enterprise! Hope the results will be tasty. Now I have to teach Margriet how to put the worm on the hook too. Always something for her to learn.
This is the first Sunday of the summer, as far a church is concerned too. We go from two services on Sunday to one and another on Monday night. Our attendance will drop off some too, as it normally does every year. Guess it is about time I get the hammer out to pound in my whiskers, so I can chew them off on the inside. Time to get the day a-going
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
56 º F, Wet, S wind 14 mph.
Good morning,
A spring shower we had - really a spring dump. I think we got something between 1½” and 2" of rain over night. We started to get some spritz about 4:20 pm., causing me to close everything up and Margriet to bring in the laundry from the line. Last night though we really got the dump! About 10:30 pm., the skies really opened up. I was really in a sound sleep when it started to pour and woke me up - closing the windows. There was a rather long lightning and thunder show with the rain. The driveway is filled with water, as is all of the areas that had pretty much dried out over the past days. Back to high water again, at least for a while. This should really encourage the mosquitoes too. They have not been too bad up to this point in the year. This rain was supposed to go to the south of us and just a few light showers for a couple hours.
Today is my traditional day for planting the garden. With last night’s rain, that will be a challenge. Probably will put it off a bit until the soil dries a bit. Maybe not. Will see what the day brings. Used to plant it while listening to the Indy 500 on the radio I took out to the garden. Now the race is on TV ( I don’t have a portable) and I don’t think the race is broadcast on radio anymore, at least in this area. For some reason listening to the race was more exciting than watching it. Guess the pictures of the mind are really better than the actual thing.
Actually we have the garden pretty well in hand. Friday we picked up a half dozen tomato plants, along with some broccoli and kohlrabi plants. One of the folks at Bible study brought his leftover onion plants, so we planted those too. I had planted some radishes and peas earlier and they are up an in good shape. We do have some other things yet to plant, like lettuce, beans, beets, carrots, and like that. Oh yes, some flowers too. There will not be much of each, since the garden is very small at the moment. I also picked the first handful of rhubarb yesterday. That is in the freezer, waiting for some good thing to be made from it. I also harvested and froze the first crop of chives yesterday too.
When I paid for the storage unit the other day, I arrived just as the owner was getting off a huge tractor (one of those huge 4-wheel drive tractors, but the wheels are actually tracks). I asked him how bad the fuel prices affect them. He indicated that every time he filled the tractor with diesel, it cost him $500.00! He fills it everyday with that amount! I suggested that maybe horses were not too bad of an alternative. We both agreed that it would not work any more, but the lifestyle of those days had a lot to offer. He is still planting, soybeans, and is finally almost finished. The other farmers are still planting, but at the same time are cutting their first crop of hay - a good one too. Strange year.
Believe it or not, I actually bought a fishing license on Friday. Also picked up a few new lures too. Have to do that. After this weekend I will see if I can get a line wet. Should dig out my old fly rod and see if it works too. Really like to use flies. Margriet promised to clean and cook my catch, so I think we have the “labor” divided equally on this enterprise! Hope the results will be tasty. Now I have to teach Margriet how to put the worm on the hook too. Always something for her to learn.
This is the first Sunday of the summer, as far a church is concerned too. We go from two services on Sunday to one and another on Monday night. Our attendance will drop off some too, as it normally does every year. Guess it is about time I get the hammer out to pound in my whiskers, so I can chew them off on the inside. Time to get the day a-going
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
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