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FCB vs. weather, 2019 season final record 2-1-2
(alternatively, 'then came the deluge')
In which the final FCB concert of the summer was cancelled about 4 hours before the downbeat due to the imminent arrival of an all-evening rain event. It had already begun here at the house, with an initial downpour that gave us nearly an inch of rain in about 15 minutes. That was sometime before 3pm, and it's still raining three hours later, although at a much lighter intensity, and with less wind and thunder. The rain gauge on the deck says we've gotten over 1.5 inches (38mm) total, the birdbath agrees (it was down a little when the rain started, and it's now overflowing).
In critter news, we have froggies! I saw 6 actual froggies yesterday, and a bloop. None of them are very big. but at least they're there.
On my way out to weed the sedum/lilies in the side garden last week, I went past the house flowerbeds, and got distracted. That was three days of weeding & cutting back, but now that's done, and the coral bells & astilbe are much less crowded. I saw a froggie up there, as well, but I think it's probably a tree frog.
This morning, I went out and finished weeding the sedum/lilies, and cut back the faded daisies before they collapsed and took out the blackberry lilies and the goldenrod. The irises are in dire need of weeding, and I may get to them tomorrow, depending on when it stops raining. I realised while I was weeding out there that the california poppies have stopped reseeding themselves quite so aggressively. I rather miss them, and I may have to scatter a few seeds this fall. It's my own fault tho', as I forget what they look like when they're only a few inches tall and pull them out thinking they're weeds.
In which the final FCB concert of the summer was cancelled about 4 hours before the downbeat due to the imminent arrival of an all-evening rain event. It had already begun here at the house, with an initial downpour that gave us nearly an inch of rain in about 15 minutes. That was sometime before 3pm, and it's still raining three hours later, although at a much lighter intensity, and with less wind and thunder. The rain gauge on the deck says we've gotten over 1.5 inches (38mm) total, the birdbath agrees (it was down a little when the rain started, and it's now overflowing).
In critter news, we have froggies! I saw 6 actual froggies yesterday, and a bloop. None of them are very big. but at least they're there.
On my way out to weed the sedum/lilies in the side garden last week, I went past the house flowerbeds, and got distracted. That was three days of weeding & cutting back, but now that's done, and the coral bells & astilbe are much less crowded. I saw a froggie up there, as well, but I think it's probably a tree frog.
This morning, I went out and finished weeding the sedum/lilies, and cut back the faded daisies before they collapsed and took out the blackberry lilies and the goldenrod. The irises are in dire need of weeding, and I may get to them tomorrow, depending on when it stops raining. I realised while I was weeding out there that the california poppies have stopped reseeding themselves quite so aggressively. I rather miss them, and I may have to scatter a few seeds this fall. It's my own fault tho', as I forget what they look like when they're only a few inches tall and pull them out thinking they're weeds.