So far, I have NOT been impressed with this decade! Last January and February, I meant to post about our rough ice storm. But I never could bring myself to write about those days. It was hard. Lots of tree damage and downed lines. James took these photos in our yard and dug the images out for me this morning to post. I thought, Man, what a year of contrasts. From one extreme to another.
We had nice spring rains, and everything bloomed with happiness. Then BOOM – now we're in the midst of a rough summer with high temperatures and no rain. Breaks my heart when I go outside and see my native plant friends suffering. We've been on strict water regs so we haven't been able to hand water with the hose very much. In years past, we drug the hose around to keep plants alive as needed through July and August. I use the A/C drip water in our bucket to put around where I can. I hope God sends rains soon. Everyone is sure praying for that!
And now here's where we are...
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| I know our Blanco crabapple tree will survive, but it's suffering, too. |
1 comment:
I know we have had rough summers in the past, but I don't think I've ever seen the native plants suffer like this. It's heartbreaking.
One thing that is helping a little bit for us is laundry water recapture. If you're willing to seek out a landscape-friendly laundry soap, you can put 10 gallons of water on your plants every time you clean your clothes.
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