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| We've had over 1 1/2 inches of rain so far today. (Looks like we need to fix the time and date.) |
You know what they say: if people didn't talk about the weather, they wouldn't have anything to talk about. That rings very true to me because the first thing I thought about when beginning this post was to describe the weather. And that's what I'm going to do.
It is a cold rainy day. It's been raining for a few days and will rain for a few more. This afternoon, the system that caused the devastating tornadoes in the Midwest will be coming through. We are told to expect wind, rain, and hail, with a chance of a tornado. As the system moves north, Mary Ellen, who lives in ME, said they expect 2 feet of snow. I know that I am lucky that we will probably not suffer either of these extremes here. I wish strength for all who are dealing with them.
Because of the weather, Ward and I have postponed the errands we had planned for the day. None are urgent, so there's no need to go out in the mess. Instead, I'm puttering around the house, and Ward is in his shop working on a table he is making. He hopes to get some work in before the storms this afternoon.
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| Miss Landers made a bunny cake for Easter dessert. |
However, the weather on Easter Sunday was beautiful. It was a warm, sunny day with temperatures in the low 60s. A perfect day to spend time outside with our company. We had a small family gathering (10) for Easter lunch. We made a few dishes, and others brought the rest.
I am slowly making progress on our spring yard cleanup. However, we are entering the stage where it is hard to outpace the weeds as we are clearing the dead foilage. I planted peas a couple of weeks ago because the forsythia was blooming—a general rule of thumb for when to plant this cool-weather crop. However, the weather has been cold since then, and I don't see anything sprouting yet. I hope the seeds don't rot in the ground before it warms up.
What's the weather in your neck of the woods?
Until next time...
That stage is here too, with things growing faster than I can cut them short enough to please some neighbors. Good luck on keeping up! Sounds like you are in for it, with the storm leftovers.
ReplyDeleteI usually start in the front where more people can see to make it look neat. The backyard is bigger, but is second on the list for attention. In an ideal world, we will have them all under control at the same time.
DeleteLooks like we got by with just heavy rain. The couple of days before, we had thunderstorms and wind that were worse than today. I hope this trend continues up the coast.
Oh goodness! I sure hope y'all were spared by the bad storms today. I really hate bad storms, especially when they come at night. We had a good downpour yesterday morning, but it's beautiful today after a few days of clouds. Glad you had a wonderful Easter get-together.
ReplyDeleteWe were lucky in that all we got was a lot of rain. It has stopped raining presently, but should start again this afternoon. Sounds like it's time to do those errands before the rain starts again, and I have to go to work. (Not related. :))
DeleteThe theme for April's photo challenge is Weather! So, a very timely topic! That's a lot of rain to receive in one day! I hope you are spared the strong winds and other bad weather phenomenon that was on the evening news, today. We had some beautiful weather, today - sunny and in the mid 70s! But, there's rain in the forecast for Friday. That is a very cute bunny cake!
ReplyDeleteWe were spared the bad storm. We just got rain. I thought Miss Landers was very clever to make the ears out of marshmallows. Not only was the cake cute, it was delicious. It was a coconut cake with key lime filling and lemon icing.
DeleteWe got up to 84 degrees today, which I was very happy about. So many things are blooming, and it's so pretty.
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