30th
Weather Update: More of the same…rain, rain, rain. I just looked a the10-day forecast, and it looks like this weather pattern might finally break on July 7th with a sunny day. That means that we will have seen the sun 9 out of 36 days! This is a record breaker for us both in the amount of rain and the lack of sunshine. And, our daytime temperature is still in the low 60s, with an occasional day in the low 70s. This is unreal for the last day of June! Oh…I just looked at May’s weather, and we’ve only seen the sun 17 days out of the last 61 days…Now, that is depressing.
Gardening Update: Last Friday, in a break from the rain, I replanted my cucumbers and beans, and a few of the squash. Since then, we’ve received over 2 inches of rain! Oy…I might have to replant again! Nothing is growing…the tomato plants are holding firm at about 16 inches tall. Hopefully, they will start growing again when we get the sunshine on July 7th. This weather is also wreaking havoc on our trees. My gorgeous crab-apple tree in the backyard is so sad looking after a record-breaking beautiful flowering session it had in the Spring. Its leaves are all wilted and brown-spotted. I cannot imagine the toll this wet weather is having on animal life as well. As far as insects are concerned, I only see the occasional butterfly, the occasional bumblebee, and a few honeybees and wasps out and about.
