Friday a week ago, most of corn went in the ground. Saturday the rain began. And Sunday. And Monday. I remember that Tuesday was just cloudy, and I regretted not getting the yard mowed. It rained again on Wednesday. And Thursday. Friday was finally nice enough to mow, (I could have baled the grass, it had grown so much!) and then it rained in the evening. Saturday brought heavy rain all day, and finally, Sunday was nice, with only a brief shower.
You get the picture. We lost track of the measurements, but we must have had +-3" of rain in the past week.
The corn was a concern. However, as soon as the sun came out again, we saw this...
If you enlarge the picture, you'll see faint green rows running the length of the field. Most of the corn germinated and came up, except for some low lying areas where the water either washed or couldn't get away in the saturated ground. We're very thankful!
Now for the colorful part of the post...
Years ago, our neighbor Ruth grew and sold bearded iris. She shared with us, and whenever I see them bloom, I think of her!
Their blooming season is short...we'll only enjoy them for a week or so...but I just love them! When I walk past them to the calf hutches, their sweet scent is so pleasant!
Yesterday was perfect. Just perfect...lots of blue sky, a gentle breeze and low humidity.
And today it rained again.
Sigh.
