Rainier

5-18-11 SHORT HILLS: It just keeps on raining. This morning there was 1.55 inches in the gauge when I was outside during a lull in the torrent. After that it got heavier, and, by this evening, there was another 1.60 inches. Running total = 4.10 since Saturday. Guess what it’s still doing tonight? The driveway drain was clogged today, one day after I cleaned out the debris, which I did again. The sump pump is running every few minutes. The ground is soggy, soggy, soggy. Every low spot in the yard has a puddle. Two more days of the same predicted.

The lush grass attracted a young stag this evening.

New blooms: star-of-Bethlehem.



Visitor who dropped by after dinner. Probably a yearling stag turned loose by mom who has a new fawn to take care of. Antlers are coming in.