Drought

Strange is the new normal! Last year we had a veritable washout of a spring (entirely anecdotal evidence here), but this year, summer seems to have come in April. We have had weeks and weeks and weeks of hardly any rain. The water pressure in my water butt is pathetic. And the garden is starting to feel it.

I think it was over Easter that we had the last proper washout of a day. And it was Eastern that I did a fair amount of gardening. I moved plants around! They are not overly happy that was followed by a dry period. So when I did the rounds a bit to check which plants were suffering, it was pretty much a plant that has suffered before in droughts, and the plants that had been moved. I hope they will make it! But I am aware that moving plants can be risky. I am certain I am murdered my latest sage plant that way.

Scorched plant

Since Easter, we have had one Monday evening with thunder and torrential rain. And then nothing again. As I write this, it is actually a bit damp. We have a slightly rainy weekend. But it is not very substantial.

With drought also come wildfires. There have been quite many! And some of them were rather persistent. But I think no personal tragedies have occurred.

Typical commute picture: the only cloud in sight is a small cloud from a hillside on fire…

The forecast now finally shows things other than just wall-to-wall sunshine. And I've enjoyed all that sunshine! We have had such amazing Thursday runs, and my hike with Vahid was great as well. But I suppose it's good things seem to be returning a bit more to normal. In the long run, humans don't enjoy whatever it is plants don't enjoy! 

Look, rain!