Showing posts with label roller coaster weather in SE Alabama. Show all posts
Showing posts with label roller coaster weather in SE Alabama. Show all posts
Friday, January 29, 2016
Here Comes the Sun!
[In my best Chicken Little voice] The sun is out! The sun is out!!! Can you tell I'm excited? It's fixin' to be a great weekend!
Monday, December 28, 2015
Water Bubble
Hi there! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas!
We've had days and days of rain. I think the final count was 7-10" last week. While letting the dog out Friday afternoon, I noticed a large circular swell in our backyard. When I stepped on it, the darned thing jiggled like a waterbed. I had no idea what was going on. The DH suspected that the water running off the steep slope in our backyard was just too much for that area to handle, resulting in trapped water under the sod.
I posted a video on my Facebook page which garnered all sorts of comments from busted water pipe to sinkhole. Geez! When we woke up Saturday morning, two more had formed. Against my better judgment, and armed with information from You Tube, the DH took a pick axe to the areas, releasing the water and having way too much fun jumping around on them. The areas are flat now even though the ground is still soggy, and we are expecting more rain this week. Ugh!
The winter storm system that has been moving through is no joke. I won't get into a debate about climate change, but something is not right. Water bubbles shouldn't just pop up in your backyard. What do you think?
We've had days and days of rain. I think the final count was 7-10" last week. While letting the dog out Friday afternoon, I noticed a large circular swell in our backyard. When I stepped on it, the darned thing jiggled like a waterbed. I had no idea what was going on. The DH suspected that the water running off the steep slope in our backyard was just too much for that area to handle, resulting in trapped water under the sod.
The winter storm system that has been moving through is no joke. I won't get into a debate about climate change, but something is not right. Water bubbles shouldn't just pop up in your backyard. What do you think?
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Is It Fall Yet?
The weather's just been ick lately. For a few days in October, we had crisp, sunny days in the southeast. However, we've transitioned into a purgatory state of mugginess and rain with temperatures all across the spectrum. What has this meant for gardening? Not a whole lot. For me anyway. Who wants to be outside?
In spite of this, my bell pepper bushes are still producing at a rate faster than I can consume or give away, and there's that stray pumpkin vine in my compost. Keeping my fingers crossed I'll be able to harvest a few.
In spite of this, my bell pepper bushes are still producing at a rate faster than I can consume or give away, and there's that stray pumpkin vine in my compost. Keeping my fingers crossed I'll be able to harvest a few.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
It's Sooooooo Cold...
Winters in SE Alabama are supposed to be mild. But every so often, we get a doozie. Remember the snowstorm in February...
http://rosegardenadventures.blogspot.com/2010/02/snow-day.html
Anyway, this December we've been on a roller coaster weather ride. One mild day followed by an overnight low of 16F. 16F!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (And then we wonder why everyone around us has a persistent hacking cough.)
The day after one such blistery cold night, I went to check on a few newly planted perennials and found a block of ice in one of my birdbaths. Too cool.
http://rosegardenadventures.blogspot.com/2010/02/snow-day.html
Anyway, this December we've been on a roller coaster weather ride. One mild day followed by an overnight low of 16F. 16F!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (And then we wonder why everyone around us has a persistent hacking cough.)
The day after one such blistery cold night, I went to check on a few newly planted perennials and found a block of ice in one of my birdbaths. Too cool.
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