Comments | walksbeauty: The rains came...

walksbeauty

The rains came...

May 30, 2009 19:37

The gardens are happy and growing lushly. So many flower buds are ready to pop with some warm sun.

Twice this week the folks in town got heavy shooter marble-sized hail several inches deep... which decimated everything in their gardens and took down tons of leaves from the trees. Very sad but at least it's early enough they can replant and/or ( Read more... )

tilly, matilda, gardens

Comments 14

vertamae May 31 2009, 02:35:48 UTC

Pretty pictures!

walksbeauty May 31 2009, 15:56:06 UTC

=) thanks!

goremeister_666 May 31 2009, 03:11:25 UTC

beautiful garden, i like those lilac colored flowers.

walksbeauty May 31 2009, 15:57:00 UTC

Thank you! :) The columbines? (look like ballerinas) or the darker ones? (Stock, so fragrant!)

sahlah May 31 2009, 03:53:55 UTC

2,800 gallons - way cool. I've just run dry in my 75 gallon and 50 gallons rain barrels. No rain in three weekends, can you imagine that!!

That Matilda is a looker. :)

walksbeauty May 31 2009, 16:03:22 UTC

Thanks... she is cute... and they are very sweet.

Wow.. yea, my daughter said the weather has been really dry and nice (peninsula). It's always a surprise to run out of water in Seattle, isn't it? I never even collected when I lived there since we always had tons. When I got to the SW I really had to harvest every bit possible if I wanted to have gardens.

Yes, I just presented the possibility of an additional 6 inches of depth for more collection. We have one that's 1,000 gallons, one that's 4,000 and one that's 550. So the extra will really give us enough catchment we need for the new gardens.

tokio May 31 2009, 06:09:31 UTC

Tilly looks so sweet. :)

walksbeauty May 31 2009, 16:04:06 UTC

=) First picture as they are very shy...

suzanna_o May 31 2009, 12:18:58 UTC

I'm glad you're getting so much rain! :)
I want to be sure to order some more balms from you when I get back from vacation...mental note to self.

walksbeauty May 31 2009, 15:55:19 UTC

Yes, it's been magnificent! Now witht he sun out, it's very green...

Hope you're enjoying your time in Florida! BTW, speaking of lip balms... I wonder if the balms are getting melty in that warmer climate?!... a concern I've had for summer in hot places.

suzanna_o June 3 2009, 11:02:03 UTC

I did have a melt down issue with the pomegranate lip balm, but I don't think I would want a firmer or waxier balm, personally...the texture is one of the things I love about it! :)

walksbeauty June 3 2009, 14:54:28 UTC

oops... the Pom, I noticed, is a bit softer than some... Did you put it in the fridge? It will re-harden pretty quickly. I have them everywhere so the ones in my pocket or in the car can get softer than I like and get blobby so I cool them down. Glad you like the texture in general!