Since May 2, 2025, there hasn't been much sun or even lightness in the sky (never mind that nearly every weekend has been soggy and dark for over 2 months). According to the rain gauge, I had gotten about 3.5" since then. Maybe more, those are the numbers I remember from dumping the rain guage.
This past Friday morning until yesterday afternoon I received another 2.75" of rain. On the news last night, they showed that Concord was at 7+ inches for the month when that area normally gets less than 4" the entire month of May.
Since the first of the month, the grass went from being tinged with green to being about 4-5" tall now (don't ask about the weeds - LOL). I have an awesome crop of dandelions that are feeding the bees too. Oh, and all of NH, except Coos county (at the very top of the state) is under some sort of flood warning. The rivers are only supposed to hit minor flood stages, no nothing catastrophic, thank goodness. Speaking of which, I just stepped out the door and I can hear the river rushing mightily - it's louder than I've heard it since at least last year's spring flooding (and maybe even prior to that).
Don't get me wrong, My area has been in some sort of drought conditions for a couple of years and the amount of watering I did for my gardens in previous summers attested to the soil being dry just below the surface. Since I don't like to water, preferring Mother Nature do the deed and using plants that aren't demanding, that also says something. Most of the rain we have received in the past 10 days has been of the more gentle variety, meaning it had a chance to soak into the ground instead of running off.
Besides the lawn quickly taking advantage of all the water, the crabapple tree started blooming (no pictures because they just look like a soggy mess). I caught a shot of the Crimson King Maple thru the window next to the living room stove, just as a brief appearance of sunshine showed yesterday afternoon.
We are supposed to get a couple of sunny days starting today. After that, who knows, it depends on whose weather report you look at. Could be somewhat sunny and dry, or it could go to mostly cloudy and wet. It's a wait and see game.
And I keep reading about how quickly the ocean levels are rising. There is water out there, just not spread very equitably across the landscape. Sorry about your soggy state, but it does foster lovely green (or, in the case of your maples, red) vegetation. I hope you get to become reacquainted with the sun, for a while.
Posted by: Cop Car | May 11, 2025 at 07:18 AM
Had a really nice day yesterday and got a few things done. First mowing of the season (a bit early, but with all the rain, the grass/weeds in the yard were out of control).
Also cleaned up the basement pellet stove and put it to bed ofr the season. That stove has been off since about mid-April. I was just waiting for a decent day to clean it out then plug up the exhaust and outside air intake so that humid air doesn't enter the stove during the off season (and of course, keeping critters out of the pipes).
Posted by: bogie | May 12, 2025 at 03:50 AM