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| Raindrops on roses |
Earlier this summer it seemed like it would never stop raining--we had a shower every day for weeks. During this time, we had over 15 inches of rain. My rain barrels were constantly full, but I never needed to use them, because everything was kept well watered by the rain. Then when the rainy period ended, it went to the other extreme, and we had no rain at all for weeks. I used up all the water in the rain barrels, and with no rain, they didn't get refilled. Even with five rain barrels, I ended up needing to water my garden with city water.
Friday night was the first rain in a long time, but in this part of town, we only got about a tenth of an inch. Then Sunday evening it rained again, but this time we got about a quarter of an inch. That's not a lot of rain, but it was enough to pretty much refill the rain barrels. That will be enough to keep things watered for a while.
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