A Few Quick Notes 612

-Though we can often go months and months without any real rain, for the past week or two rain has been a very regular occurrence.  For most of the past few days we've had more than one very intense rain shower, and on a few occasions we've had rather extended rainfalls lasting for hours at a time.  Not surprisingly, the ground is now absolutely drenched.  What fun.

-A few nights ago we even had enough rain that we had a little water in our basement.  While it's unfortunate that we have any water problems in our basement, I'm glad that it is only when we have either massive thawing or a substantial rain storm that we have problems.  Arguably, that water came in exactly where I hoped it wouldn't because of an epoxy patching agent that I'd used at least somewhat conclusively confirms my sense that the patch work didn't stick.

If the rain ever stops I'll have to head down and try to do some crack patching again.  Hopefully this time I'll use something that at least works for one major rainfall.

-Since the local grocery stores started carrying cherries in the past few weeks we've really upped our cherry consumption.  If I know what's best for me I should probably consider dialling it back down to under two pounds of cherries a day.

-Last night we received a last minute invitation to attend a barbecue with a few neighbours.  Aside from the sudden downpour that forced inside for about an hour, we had a great time.  Because we brought a tray of vegetables with us I finally had the excuse I needed to harvest the first green onions from our garden.  As expected, they were pretty green oniony.

-While the rain means that we haven't needed to water our garden in weeks, a little more sun would probably be good at this stage.  I guess probably shouldn't be complaining too much - basically everything seems to be growing.  The potatoes, in particular, seem to be doing well.

-This year we've also planted a garden in front of our house.  Our original plan was to plant a variety of plants that would look nice and complement each other in terms of height and style.  As the absence of sun seems to have stunted growth I'm not sure if the plan will come to fruition this year.  Of course, even if it doesn't we should at least manage to grow a few potatoes, some corn, and a few tomatoes.