This morning's window view
We had more rain yesterday evening, another crashing thunderstorm with lightning and hail. Ths is the 4th time in 2 weeks we've had hail. Fortunately for us it hasn't been the damaging kind, but other areas close by haven't been so lucky. My son lives just 30 minutes from us, but more like 10 as the crow flies, and his ground was completely covered.
Now, hail is a very rare occurrence usually. We might have a bit in mid-summer when a storm breaks excessive heat. But that's it. So four times already? That's a lot. More storms are possible this afternoon. More hail? We shall see.
Not much going on here. Larry changed the oil in the van yesterday, so yay for that. And yay that he is still able to do it. How much longer, I wonder, before we have to have someone else do that task? I think about things like this a lot these days.
As I was planting yesterday, yanking weeds and moving rocks and heavy flowerpots, I wondered how long I would be able to do this work. 5 years? 10? 3? And when I have to start giving it up, what then? Let my gardens go, after all this effort to create them? Hiring someone for such work would be out of the question, and besides, where would I find someone who knew what plant was what anyway? It's a puzzle that only time will answer.
Meanwhile, I will be back at it today, finishing up the herb garden I hope, and transplanting some things in the flowerbeds. The veggie garden is on hold because it is impossible to get the soil ready when it is so wet. It will be a late garden indeed this year. I may seed some cucumbers and squash in pots though, to get a bit of a start on them. But beans, corn, and peppers will have to wait.
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