Roses on our dining room table. June 5, 2009.
As many of you know, we had two years of drought up here on the Plateau. That meant carrying a lot of water to water the roses and other plants. During that time we kept hoping for rain.
This year we have had slightly more rain than average, so everything is lush and green. As a matter of fact, we’ve discovered a downside to all this rain. It rained here on Thursday when we went to Hendersonville to check on my parents. When we got home Thursday evening we noticed many rose stems beaten down by the rain. Yesterday I spent an hour or so cleaning up the rose beds.
But I couldn’t just throw out all of those blossoms. I try to bring Betsy a rose bud each day so we have several bud vases. But yesterday I brought in enough blossoms to fill them all. Our dining room table is a little crowded, but it sure does smell good in the house!
And speaking of the drawbacks to all of this rain, the grass is so lush and green that I’m spending more time mowing than I did last year. And don’t even get me started on the weeds!
Don’t get me wrong — I’m delighted with the rain. It’s just that between the trips to Hendersonville and the yard I’ve got way behind on visiting my blogging friends. Please don’t give up on me — I haven’t forgotten about you.
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