So, you know how kids always make those drawings that explain what plants need to grow? You know: sun, rain, and earth? This mis-education led me to the mistaken assumption that sunshine was needed for plants to thrive. As it happens, our gardens seem to be doing just fine after days of endless rain, rain, and more rain. And what is projected for the next week, you ask? That’s right: more rain.
Artist's* rendition of our garden as it is sure to appear in the next few days. And/or my aquarium.
See, it’s like when people ask me why I think a cold climate is (overall) superior to a warm climate. If you’re freezing outside, you come in and with relatively little effort, technology, or expense you can be warm as toast in no time. If it’s boiling outside, however, it requires a lot more effort, technology and expense to cool yourself down (kiddie pools notwithstanding). Point being: we can water our gardens if we have too much sun…but we can’t sun our gardens, if you catch my drift.
See? We have backup if there is no rain. Seriously.
I guess what I’m trying to say is: give me a break already.
Strange blue stuff: what is this? Tiny patch of blue spotted this morning in amongst the blue and gray.
In spite of all this doom and gloom, our gardens appear to be flourishing. The zucchini leaves are bigger than my head (not a word of a lie), the spinach is waiting patiently to become a lovely frittata, the dill is spectacularly seeding, and the bean plants are working hard at becoming my favourite vegetable of all time. Two of our boxes really do, I have to say, look exactly like Mr. Bartholomew said they would.
Gardening splendor: see? They seem to be just fine with only the tiniest bit of sunshine imaginable.
My children are stir crazy, my lawn is a mess, and the frizzies know no bounds, but I guess I’m glad of this ongoing saturation if it’s going to make a bountiful harvest. I guess.
* Okay, so I didn’t get the BFA, but surely 2 years at NSCAD entitles me to refer to myself as an artist? No?
we are finally getting a few minutes of sunshine this morning. I must go water my lawn before it starts raining again this afternoon. Oh how I wish for more sun.
LOL, after I posted this I can see that the sky is clearing up. It’s deceptive, though, because it’ll be pouring again by this evening and for the next week. Sigh.
Sorry, I still have to vote for the warm climate over the cold. ;>)
Hang in there! When the sun DOES come out you’ll feel like Alice in Wonderland with a garden bigger then you’ve ever seen!
Thanks, K! I’m sure that sun will reappear someday…for longer than a couple of hours, that is!