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it's raining again.
Jun. 2nd, 2021 06:20 pmThis is, probably, a good thing, because ghu knows we need rain, but it's getting in my way....
Following up from the last post, we got about an inch and a half of rain by the time it was done; I finished weeding the strawberry beds; and I thinned one of the shrubberies. Many of the branches had sap running in them, so I didn't lop everything off. Thinned it by about a third, which is probably what we should have been doing annually *anyway*, but J is crap with garden maintenance. In an ideal world, at least some of the branches I left will leaf out, and the thing won't die. The other shrubbery has about 15% leaf cover, so I have to be a little more careful when thinning that one, and remove branches that don't have leaves on them. (J was too busy with K to do any garden work.)
I've also started weeding the E flowerbed, and that's a lot of work, as I barely got started on it this spring before it got too dry to weed. I had planned on getting out there today, but I ran errands this morning and got home just as it started raining. foo. I should be able to get out there tomorrow and Friday, and maybe early morning (before it gets hot!) on the weekend.
The peonies are starting to bloom, and the yellow & bronze irises too. The deep purple iris buds are just beginning to open. The well-established lupine is blooming, and the other ones are just growing - if last year is any indication, they'll bloom later in the year. The pink daisies are just beginning to open - the rain has slowed them, as they much prefer sunny days.
Next Monday's FCB rehearsal is a stage rehearsal for our first concert. The way things are going, though, there's gonna be a rule change between rehearsal and concert, and the spacing policies may change. We shall see. (I bought a bucket of sidewalk chalk to keep in my car, just in case - GM was concerned about that at the last rehearsal 'what happens if I'm late?' 'somebody goes to the market and buys chalk?')
Following up from the last post, we got about an inch and a half of rain by the time it was done; I finished weeding the strawberry beds; and I thinned one of the shrubberies. Many of the branches had sap running in them, so I didn't lop everything off. Thinned it by about a third, which is probably what we should have been doing annually *anyway*, but J is crap with garden maintenance. In an ideal world, at least some of the branches I left will leaf out, and the thing won't die. The other shrubbery has about 15% leaf cover, so I have to be a little more careful when thinning that one, and remove branches that don't have leaves on them. (J was too busy with K to do any garden work.)
I've also started weeding the E flowerbed, and that's a lot of work, as I barely got started on it this spring before it got too dry to weed. I had planned on getting out there today, but I ran errands this morning and got home just as it started raining. foo. I should be able to get out there tomorrow and Friday, and maybe early morning (before it gets hot!) on the weekend.
The peonies are starting to bloom, and the yellow & bronze irises too. The deep purple iris buds are just beginning to open. The well-established lupine is blooming, and the other ones are just growing - if last year is any indication, they'll bloom later in the year. The pink daisies are just beginning to open - the rain has slowed them, as they much prefer sunny days.
Next Monday's FCB rehearsal is a stage rehearsal for our first concert. The way things are going, though, there's gonna be a rule change between rehearsal and concert, and the spacing policies may change. We shall see. (I bought a bucket of sidewalk chalk to keep in my car, just in case - GM was concerned about that at the last rehearsal 'what happens if I'm late?' 'somebody goes to the market and buys chalk?')
