Mr. Spiny the cactus is doing beautifully this year. Brilliant flowers for a week now.The poppies, like dill and a few other things in the garden, come up by themselves every year. I’m not a big fan of these. The flowers are beautifully colored but they only last a day or two. This little guy was one I found along the side of the road out in the country when I was on the bike the other day. Google tells me that it’s a type of rose.Columbine is another volunteer that keeps coming back year after year. Very pretty flowers but the darn things spread like weeds in the garden, usually turning up where we don’t want them.
Finally the drought…
This used to be a small river, a branch of the Manitowoc river just outside of the town where I live. Note the white box in the bottom center of the photo. That’s an old computer someone pitched over the bridge.
Dear lord it’s dry here! This is one of the worst droughts I’ve seen in years. I can’t remember seeing water levels in the local lakes and rivers this low. We haven’t had a decent rain since early May. What rain we did get has been very spotty. One day when we did get some rain moving through the area if I looked out one window it was raining, but it wasn’t raining on the other side of the house. The corn fields are looking terrible in a lot of places around here, the leaves curling up and in some places even turning brown.
We’ve been watering the gardens almost every day so they’ve been doing okay but the other stuff… We’ve actually had to start watering the hosta garden in front of the house. That’s the first time in about 15 years that we’ve had to water them.
There’s a 50% chance of rain today and tomorrow. We’re keeping our fingers crossed.
Yes, I'm a former farmer. Sort of. I'm also an amateur radio operator, amateur astronomer, gardener, maker of furniture, photographer.
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Don’t lose faith. Consider what happened to Shasta Lake in California …
That I’m not familiar with. Was that one of the reservoirs that dried up during the drought and recovered after the rains?
On the plus side we finally got some rain here! Rained pretty good for about 4 hours! That will hopefully be enough to revive the corn, soybean and hay fields around here for a while at least. We could really use several days of rain, but we’ll take what we can get
Alas, all of the recycling regulations have pushed some people into doing things like that. There are recycling centers that will take computers and electronics, but most of them around here charge you to take it. So we end up with people just pitching the stuff off the nearest bridge. You’d be amazed at the crap we fish out of the river. One year we found a complete living room set someone pitched off the bridge, coffee table, recliner and matching sofa. Sigh…
I don’t understand how anyone can keep denying climate change is happening. Good grief, just look at what the weather patterns have been like the last few years.
grouchyfarmer 
Don’t lose faith. Consider what happened to Shasta Lake in California …
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That I’m not familiar with. Was that one of the reservoirs that dried up during the drought and recovered after the rains?
On the plus side we finally got some rain here! Rained pretty good for about 4 hours! That will hopefully be enough to revive the corn, soybean and hay fields around here for a while at least. We could really use several days of rain, but we’ll take what we can get
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Yes, in answer to your question. Here are some pictures: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-02/stunning-drone-photos-show-severity-of-northern-california-drought
(Hopefully you can access them … )
Mother Nature came around this winter and the lake is now at capacity.
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Thanks!
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I wondered what happened to my last computer 😉 I threw it into the woods, I didn’t know I threw it that far!
Climate change is happening as our lives unfold. I hope it gets better before it gets much worse. But I’m skeptical.
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Ha!! So you’re the one!
Alas, all of the recycling regulations have pushed some people into doing things like that. There are recycling centers that will take computers and electronics, but most of them around here charge you to take it. So we end up with people just pitching the stuff off the nearest bridge. You’d be amazed at the crap we fish out of the river. One year we found a complete living room set someone pitched off the bridge, coffee table, recliner and matching sofa. Sigh…
I don’t understand how anyone can keep denying climate change is happening. Good grief, just look at what the weather patterns have been like the last few years.
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nice post
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