It’s dry here. The last bit of rain fell on July 19-20. I don’t know how much fell, but I think I remember it being very light. Prior to that it last rained on July 9. So, we've only had trace amounts of precipitation in a whole month — a hot month at that.
The river is running very low. I peeked over the foliage at the edge of the park and saw exposed green where I have never seen it before.
Along the trail, the bog is dry where we saw the turtles during spring. One wonders how the turtles cope.
Lawns are looking parched for the most part. This is a section of ours beside the garden. No one has needed to mow for a long time.
The town is in Code Red with regards to water usage. Sue and I are complying by watering plants from the can (mostly) or nozzle (a little bit), but not all people comply. On a recent morning walk, one resident was happily sprinkling the lawn. Granted, it was probably out of ignorance because not every message filters through to every person. Still, it rankled a bit.
I don’t think we have to worry about ever running out of water in this town, but, while we often need to moderate our usage at some point during the summer, the situation is a little more concerning than usual this summer.
I always hand water my container and other plants. Spraying is so wasteful, because you lose quite a bit to evaporation. Even when there isn't an emergency, it's good to conserve water.
ReplyDeleteYikes. No that sounds like us just two years ago. We mowed the weeds that survived in the yard 3 times that summer. Once a month. This year is quite different.
ReplyDeleteI really hope Mother Nature brings you some good weather and some rain.
This is our usual dry period, so I can't complain too much. That does look ominous in your part of the world, AC. Hoping for rain for you.
ReplyDeleteI saw lots of smoke drifting from your country while on my 2nd vacation. Eventually we as a world society need to do something to combat global warming. I know my country isn't helping at all unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteWow. We really need some rain.
ReplyDeleteWe need it here too. The spuds will be small this year.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about your drought conditions. Dare I say we've been hit by the opposite...clouds making temperatures cooler most days, rain showers seem to come intermittently. I'm really surprised, since usually it's hot with thundershowers sometimes in the afternoon for summertime. So many changes from climate change. Your poor plants must be suffering.
ReplyDeleteI collect the water from my basement dehumidifier and use it to water my planters. There is actually a lot of water collected each night.
ReplyDeleteWe are ok this year but last year was bad. It looks dry, so different from a couple of months ago.
ReplyDeleteMy brother in Peterborough was telling me his neighbour put the sprinkler on and went away for a week! They are on water rationing too
ReplyDeleteThese dry spells are becoming worse. I hope you get some rain out of the next rain prediction.
ReplyDeleteIt's bad when you can see the water receding like that. Hopefully you get some more rain.
ReplyDeleteWe came back from vacation to a very parched lawn and wilting plants. We got a new sprinkler and Dan has been watering but we are on a well so no restrictions here. This is not the type of weather we expected to encounter this far north. We thought we'd left it behind in Maryland. But it's global warming!
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