More Rain II.

7-8-09 VERMONT: Yesterday I got a few hours in working on the fence roses. They were getting over whelmed by giant weeds, giant from all the rain, and needed pruning of dead canes. I also trimmed all the paths around the house, raked up all the cuttings. When the rains came again, I quit. It rained on-and-off the rest of the night. This morning I emptied the boat and rain gauge [0.5inches] and started in on the roses again, pretty much finishing and dumping a cart full of compost before today’s rain began.

Besides all the rain, it has been cold. We have had a fire almost every night to dry out and warm up.

New blooms: filipendula.

It Was a Dark and Stormy Day....