We've had 5+ inches of rain in the span of 4 days. Heavy rains plus hail more than once leads to soggy, wet barn areas and pastures. One night the sirens went off; so we took shelter at the neighbors. I had to work early, so went to bed. I slept through a big fire (sirens, trucks and all) about 2 blocks away. Thankfully it was just a warehouse, not someones' house. It was, however, next to our water tower, which came through unscathed. (Thanks to our Rural Fire Departments!) Oddly enough, the fire (started by lightening) was across the street from the Fire Department.
Some of the tomatoes got a bit of hail damage; the peppers seem to be OK. I'm not sure if the cucumbers are going to make it, time will tell. I'll probably have to re-plant those.
We lost a huge branch off one of the Ash trees in the front yard. The next-door neighbor cut it up for us--I told them to keep the wood since they did all the work.
Patrick harvested Rhubarb yesterday. It's chopped and vacuum packed into the freezer. (Got smart this time and marked the packages, 3 cups or 4 cups!) ;-) We still have some growing, so will harvest more soon.
It's been to wet to till, or plant or do anything it seems! But the grass is growing very fast--hopefully soon the weather will cooperate and the first cutting of hay will be soon.
Jared and Chandra are doing fine; Kyle and his girlfriend should come down Sunday for a visit. I'm sure they'll want grilled steaks! :) I should put them to work mowing (ha) since Pat got both mowers fixed. (Two broke on me the same day!)
Any day it didn't rain, the crop dusters were out. :( Sigh. At least no one does it very close to us. (I'd hate to see what that costs--is it *really* worth it?!!)
Hopefully the rains will hold off for a week or so, but doubtful. This all needs to soak down and replenish the sub-soils. We are pulling slowly out of the drought, for now. The summer is still young, and who knows what it will bring!
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