It's official

[Thomas]

There will be no sun this summer, at least there hasn't been much yet, and August is fast approaching. Yech!

Have already lost one potential crop of beans to drowning--second one looks like it's on its third dip under. Melons are soaking, the plants are--there are no melons. Pepper leaves are mostly yellow, flowers have been mostly knocked off by powerful storms. Peach, pear, plum and apple trees lost most of whatever meager crop there was. Raspberries are watery as were the strawberries and cherries. Awaiting blueberries--I better go check on them today.

I cannot imagine what wineries are going through this year.

The pattern since April has been unbelievably powerful thunderstorms moving in, dropping inches within minutes, and doing it almost on a daily basis. Power outages almost as frequent.

After the winter we had, this is really depressing. The only things doing well out there are weeds, insects, weeds, mildew and weeds, not to mention the weeds.