Rainny days stink

PatArizona

G'day all...

"...3 inches atmost,all year...".

That would be flooding, here in Southern Arizona...

Two days past, we got our first "monsoon-like" storm since last summer...wind, thunder, lightning and rain. A goodly down pour lasted about five minutes.

Then, less than a trace yesterday, about a trace today, and a forecact of possible rain for the next seven days. But no monsoon yet. It is due...any day.

The monsoon season starts something like this...today, we MIGHT know that the monsoon MIGHT have started yesterday, or the day before. However, when we have had THREE consecutive days with the dew point 54-55F, we will then know that the monsoon started three days past. Clear as mud? I thought so!.

Please everyone, come join us in the rain dance...altogether now...

Enjoy your bonsai...rain or no...monsoon or no...

Pat

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rockm

Aww, it's been six days of rain, ALOT of rain. We have had 8-12 inches in the last 48-60 hours and had 3-4 inches the day this began--last Thursday. More is coming--up to 7 inches or more before the front leaves tomorrow night. We are flooded here in Va., as well as most of the East coast. It is becoming dangerous. Water rescues are common, people are losing their homes...

ElGringo

Hey, you should move to Wales, it never rains here!

zen

Let the rain get me down?
I say NAY!

Wouldn't it be great to do a penjing with these guys?

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ElGringo

lol just make sure brave Sir Robin doesn't run away

jo schmoo

You mean Ni!

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Aaron_K

I love the rain, especially at the moment as we are on a hosepipe ban, and reservoirs are badly depleted. I also need it to germinate the grass seed on my recently landscaped and dug over lawn. I don't mind a continuous light shower, but the other week we had a thunderstorm with a torrential downpour, and since my back yard is on a slope... my nicely levelled dirt started washing away onto the patio ... so that was 3 days well spent

Since I have a roofed shelter in back garden, I can sit out there and play bonsai, whatever the weather

All the best,

Aaron

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AndyPandy

Ironically the southern UK is in the middle of a drought, not that you'd know it from the view out of my window!

Alasdair

I need to get myself one of these! mind you, I'm planning on getting the mother of all greenhouses, got around 200 cacti coming my way. i might have to make room for a few tropicals though, and a nice comfy seat. Then i'll be able to sit in the warm and dry, listening to the rain bounce softly off the polycarbonate roof.

Al

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