Sally's GF3 thread

[Sally PB]

2 3/8" of rain in the bucket. Except for some spots on the road and one spot in the farmer's field, there is no standing water. The ground drank it all in.

 

[Sally PB]

Sunny today. I'll be planting my garlic and multiplier onions today. It's nice that the ground got a good soaking yesterday, and there is some more rain predicted in the next 2-3 days. Perfect time to plant these things and let them establish roots before the ground freezes.

Speaking of freeze... we may finally get a (bug) killing frost later in the week. I sure hope so! Kill the yellow jackets, flies, and box elder bugs!

 

[Sally PB]

It's raining! Some thunder added for effect.

 

[Sally PB]

And some 1/8" diameter hail, just for fun.

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

We sure needed that rain

 

[Sally PB]

Yes indeed. More is coming down right now. Today's total, as of lock up, was a generous half inch.

October is usually our wettest month. It's all coming in the second half, I guess.

 

[Sally PB]

We got a generous inch today. Spread out over much of the day, so it had plenty of time to soak in before the next batch rolled through. More on the way tomorrow too, I think.

While I surely wish we'd had some of this during the dry spells this past summer, I'm very grateful for rain now. Our general area has been about 10" short on rain for the spring/summer/fall season, and last winter was short on snow. There are a lot of people depending on wells for their water, and I'm among them.

I like this quotation:

"Despite all our accomplishments, we owe our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains." --Paul Harvey

 

[fuzzi]

"...Good DAY!"

 

[Sally PB]

I got the windbreak material up on the coop. I have been using air filter material, stuff that's about 1/16" thick.

This time, I cut up an old T-shirt to use instead. I think it'll work as well, and it was free.

I noticed a huge difference as soon as I got the west side done, which is where the wind was from today, and is most days.

I still need to do the solid panels and shower curtains on the run.