To Rain, or Not to Rain? That is the Question!
They promised me rain two weeks ago.
Not a drop.
Then they said rain one week ago.
Nary a sprinkle.
Then they said rain this week.
It grew cold and cloudy and threatened all manner of precipitation.
Most of which, predictably, fell to the north, east and south of us.
Still, over the last three or four days, it has drizzled enough to keep the surfaces of the plants moist through the day, and already the grasses are beginning to perk up. It hasn’t even come close to soaking the ground though — a few millimeters down and it’s as dry as if it hadn’t rained at all. I am still waiting for my promised rain…