AND THE RAIN CAME DOWN

Last night as the sun was going down

it started to rain

and rain

and rain some more!

Before we knew it

 our little downtown area was flooded

and so was our basement.

Susan and I scrambled into action.

two thirds of the basement

 was already ankle deep in water

so we threw everything we could

 into the third

 that was dry.

We set up card tables

 to empty out some of the

hardest hit boxes. 

 Everything

 that had been sitting

 on the ground

had already soaked up

 quite a bit of

water.

What a mess! 

 We have been storing

 much of my niece's things

 unfortunately

 some of her precious belongings

 were the hardest hit.

Art and books...

oh my.

This morning we were up by six

 trying so salvage

 what we could.

Some things made it through fine,

others, not so lucky.

We both worked all day

cleaning, sorting, washing,

deciding

 what could be saved.

At the end of the day

we had to say goodbye to much.

But then much was saved as well.

Live and learn!

everything on the ground

 is now air tight

and all valuables

 up

 off the floor.

Thank God in Heaven

we had a sump-pump

and were able to sweep all the water into that.

The fans are still blowing

 and will be

through the night

 and then some.

First sunny day we get this

bad boy will need to be

shampooed and

dried.

What's the good in all this?

We were able to recover

 in a days time,

I'm sure many won't be as lucky.

Hey, and we now have a

 clean and organized

basement.

Life is still GOOD!

AFTER THE RAIN

 

I awoke this morning at 4:45 to a very loud Thunder boom

and a very bright lightening crack.

Nothing unusual here...

for the past two weeks it has rained or stormed 

in my neck of the woods.

My rain barrel is full ten times over.

This is one gardener that wished she had been

a little more proactive and gotten

 a daisy chain going on

with her rain barrels.

The weeds in my beds are absolutely 

OUT OF CONTROL!

Between work and rain, there's been

no time for weeding.  I'm thinking,

maybe it's time to simplify 

my garden.

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 Before the rains came

it had been so hot

that my make shift gardening bench

has not seen much activity

this Summer.

Needless to say my new hammock

I received for Christmas

has not gotten a lot of use.

One thing that has enjoyed the

heat, sun and rain 

is this Hyacinth Bean plant

a sweet neighbor gave me last month.

It started as a wee plant

and now just look!

I've wanted to get some type of vine growing over

this little window greenhouse I made

and this bean is doing the trick.

Can I also say before I close out,

I've found the perfect use for old vintage

salt and pepper shakers.

What a wonderful topper

for your trellis' and stakes.

Happy Gardening!

linking this week with:

Fishtail Cottage's

Cottage Garden Party

GLORIOUS GLORIOUS RAIN

Oh, how I have learned to appreciate the rain.

I do the happy dance every time I see the first signs of precipitation.

My poor garden has been crying out for rain all Summer, no matter how hard I try, I just can't seem to give my plants and flowers enough water.

This week has been a God send, it has rained some every day, and at times a real gusher.

Gardening teaches us so many valuable lessons, being grateful is one that's at the top of my list.

Happy gardening everyone and thank you for stopping by.