Showing posts with label rain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rain. Show all posts

Monday, 10 August 2015

A welcome bit of rain and tree frogs

Thunderstorms passed through this afternoon and evening, bringing some welcome moisture.  It's been continually dry for weeks now, warm (and hot) sunny days in succession.Fortunately, my perennials are pretty tough, but still, the Joe-Pye and Phlox need water after a week and half of heat and no rain. Not to mention the veggies!The rain today brought out the nocturnal symphony -- tonight, largely...

Thursday, 4 July 2013

Rain, rain, and more rain

Here in Western North Carolina, it just keeps raining. We're already above the average for the year (and we're only halfway through!) It's raining heavily now (again) and we're well over 3 inches today already.rain from deckHere's a view out the back from the deck into the ravine forest from earlier...