It never rains but it pours

[altivo]

So we had flooding on and off in May and June. Every time things would start to dry out, we'd get another week of rain. By mid-July it finally dried out, but then we had no rain at all for nearly six weeks.

Guess what? I took a week off work. The weekend was fine, but Sunday night we started hearing the thunder rumbles. It's been raining just about continuously since then. Sometimes it stops for a while, but it always starts back up. We got an inch of rain yesterday, another inch overnight last night, and another half inch during the day today. I went out to feed the horses and put them in for the night and it started pouring. Once things were done, I came in dripping and soaked to the skin. Tonight's prediction is 100% chance of heavy rain. Tomorrow? 80% chance of heavy rain. It finally lets up on Saturday some time.

So if anyone asks what I did on my week off, the answer is "got wet." Repeatedly. At least I did get most of the spinning done. Today was my deadline for that, and I turned in eight show entries at the study group this afternoon. One was just an entry form, though, because I'm still working on the nålbinding. It's going well, just takes time. I can hand the actual piece in on September 12 when we go up to the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival.

New Scientist says that the fluorocarbons and chlorinated compounds that were destroying the ozone layer twenty years ago have been replaced by nitrous oxide as the human generated gas doing the greatest damage to the atmospheric ozone. Nitrous is also known as laughing gas. I wonder if Gaia is having a laugh at our expense now.

Gary is in Chicago at his mom's and staying there again tomorrow night, so I'm alone except for the plushies, the critters, and the rain. Time to go figure out what there is for supper for one. ;p

Comments

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

So what did you do on your week off *runs away*

[altivo.livejournal.com]

I know a certain kitty who is just asking to be dropped into the water trough.

Rained most of the night. Now the rain has stopped and we have fog instead.

[flamekist.livejournal.com]

I love a good heavy early-morning fog! Everything's so peaceful and tranquil and silent, with only the occasional dripping of water from the leaves to be heard.

A few months ago we had a fog that was so thick I couldn't see the end of the clothsline, which starts at the back door and stretches to a huge tulip poplar, perhaps 20-25 feet away. I couldn't even make out the tree! It was hard to resist the temptation to wonder off into the back yard to see if I could get lost in it.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

You should visit here in spring or fall then. We get monster fogs regularly. This one cleared and the rain began again. Steady drip now.

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

Oddly enough it's very foggy here today o.O
You'll get fur in your water ;)

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Can't be any worse than the slugs and oak leaves that are floating in there from all the rain can it? I've never tried cat soup before, I wonder what it's like...