At a picnic tonight in Mayville, we were delighted to see dark clouds rolling overhead. Then suddenly, raindrops! Ten, maybe twenty drops. And done. On the other hand, my sister braved hours of rainstorms as she drove from Hilton Head back to Louisville. The air cooled a bit overnight and the pool dropped all the way to 87! It did make it easier to swim. I only had time to do 220 lengths, but that took me to 35 miles for the season. If I continue to swim a mile a day, I'll hit 50 miles by July 31, the half way point.
Spacecoast Gone Bulldoggin'
Jane Trimmer amid the lavender
Angels Around Us
Double Firecracker
Yazoo Wild Violet
The lilies are spectacular, despite the drought.
The plants are drying up, limp and brown, but the blossoms survive.
They all bloomed at once and will finish up by the end of the month, I suspect.
Many of the hostas are completely shot. I simply can't water enough hours per day to keep all the plants alive. I've chosen the vegetables, containers and newly transplanted lilies. Everything else must be sacrificed. There's two chances for rain next week on Monday and next Friday. According to Channel 2, it would take seven inches of rain in a month to end the drought and it's not going to happen. Our back lawn is greener than most, but that's because it's the lowest land around. I'm expecting water use restrictions soon.
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