8.58 INCHES OF RAIN IN AN HOUR AND A HALF

Sharing a few pictures (if blogger will allow it) of the 8 1/2 inches of rain we got on July 1st. Please note, these pictures were taken in the middle of the storm in the MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON!
The water on the carport is only a few inches deep but eventually went up over my ankles. Note the water on the wheels of the wagon. Also note the waves as the water rolls in from the street and UP the driveway, a distance of about 50 feet.

 

 

 Note the COCORAHS rain gauge in the background. The water has come up and onto the carport, about 3 inches deep. The garden ties in the back are under 6 inches of water at this point... and remember, this is around 3 in the afternoon. The Adirondacks on the patio sit on 4x4s to keep them dry. The 4x4s are underwater.

THE JOY OF THE SPRING GARDEN

One of the things I love the most about living here is the quantity of flowers – sometimes year round, like the fresh picked camellias we have on the Christmas table – this year we had Aunt Alice in bloom for Christmas! The pink is Debutante and variegated is Peppermint. OK, so they don’t look so great with the pink of the poinsettia, but I guess it proves the season!











Here are some shots of the garden today – or I should say, the some of the bigger plants… the ground level has lots of different color violets, a few hundred Lily of the Valley scattered about, and even many of the weeds have sweet little flowers on them. I just had to include Red Emperor flowers that blew off in one of our wind storms and landed on the mossy ground. I thought it looked so cool… too pretty to walk on… I had to step over them.

      

Pink Perfection is still in bloom!

And now the azaleas… First, the Meditation Gardens: The old and now the azaleas are old enough to start blooming in the New Meditation Garden:

       

Moving to the back yard:


    

 

  This last one was badly damaged by that surprise 29 degree blast a few weeks ago. Fortunately, some buds had not opened. This bush is over my head.


Thanks for taking this little stroll thru my garden. it has been a lot of work, but oh what a joy to see. Azaleas in every direction. I am so happy the newest azaleas are starting to bloom… I only wish the deer hadn’t eaten so many of them almost down to the ground. My yard, especially the Meditation Garden, is open to a number of people, but not the public as such. I often see a car parked in my turnaround space and see someone sitting on the Buddha Bench in the new Meditation garden. That makes it all worthwhile.
And sorry for the lousy layout - Blogger screws up yet again!