When it rains
Oct. 12th, 2007 15:47![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
torquillit's pouring. When I was out there fifteen minutes ago, the empty fountain had caught nearly 2". That's just this afternoon.
The reason I was out there was to frantically scrounge up as much plastic as I could to cover the garden beds. I was supposed to dig them up this weekend, to prep them for planting, as this is the first free weekend I've had (and maybe the only one this month). With every drop of rain that fell, I kept envisioning the soupy mud I was going to be dealing with... unless I could cover it over. But I haven't bought any more plastic dropcloths -- hell, I thought this storm was supposed to be showers, nothing more.
Between the air mattress that was outside to be cleaned (now it needs even more cleaning, but that's okay), a couple of soil bags I open up flat and keep around for such purposes, and (yay!) one last dropcloth from last year, I covered the relevant areas of the garden. Finding rocks to weigh them down was almost unnecessary -- the water pooled so fast they weren't going anywhere. The ground was horrible: still dry and hard from summer, impermeable, it collected a lot of standing water and finished it off with a thin film of slick mud. I didn't fall (miraculously) and I'm now getting warm and dry again. Hopefully the soil will be somewhat moist but not wet by Sunday.
I'm very, very glad my raincoat came at the beginning of this week... it was raining at school this morning too. It's a better coat than the last one: the same length, which leaves my knees exposed, but still the consistency of a lightweight windbreaker, and this one has snaps instead of the two-pull zipper. I don't have to fumble to get it closed every time, now. It's also black, with lots of pockets, and fits well over a hoodie. (Someone in my Ento class recognized Pintsize... another QC fan!) Now I just have to cut down a tough yard bag to make a rainproof cover for my schoolbag. It's "waterproofed" ripstop, and there's nothing vulnerable to water in the top flap, but...
At least Gwen-Jenny can't complain about my neglecting to wash her anymore. The whole world is a car wash right now...
The reason I was out there was to frantically scrounge up as much plastic as I could to cover the garden beds. I was supposed to dig them up this weekend, to prep them for planting, as this is the first free weekend I've had (and maybe the only one this month). With every drop of rain that fell, I kept envisioning the soupy mud I was going to be dealing with... unless I could cover it over. But I haven't bought any more plastic dropcloths -- hell, I thought this storm was supposed to be showers, nothing more.
Between the air mattress that was outside to be cleaned (now it needs even more cleaning, but that's okay), a couple of soil bags I open up flat and keep around for such purposes, and (yay!) one last dropcloth from last year, I covered the relevant areas of the garden. Finding rocks to weigh them down was almost unnecessary -- the water pooled so fast they weren't going anywhere. The ground was horrible: still dry and hard from summer, impermeable, it collected a lot of standing water and finished it off with a thin film of slick mud. I didn't fall (miraculously) and I'm now getting warm and dry again. Hopefully the soil will be somewhat moist but not wet by Sunday.
I'm very, very glad my raincoat came at the beginning of this week... it was raining at school this morning too. It's a better coat than the last one: the same length, which leaves my knees exposed, but still the consistency of a lightweight windbreaker, and this one has snaps instead of the two-pull zipper. I don't have to fumble to get it closed every time, now. It's also black, with lots of pockets, and fits well over a hoodie. (Someone in my Ento class recognized Pintsize... another QC fan!) Now I just have to cut down a tough yard bag to make a rainproof cover for my schoolbag. It's "waterproofed" ripstop, and there's nothing vulnerable to water in the top flap, but...
At least Gwen-Jenny can't complain about my neglecting to wash her anymore. The whole world is a car wash right now...