A Hard Winter Followed by a Flood???
It's really not funny. We had a record breaking cold, and it felt, longer than ever winter. Went into Spring with a huge smile on my face, only to be greeted with colder than usual temperatures, and then at the end of June, record breaking rainfalls. Now don't get me wrong, I'm very grateful that not only were my house and outbuildings relatively unaffected, but I think the majority of my gardens will recover too. That is, providing we don't get a foot of golf ball sized hail next week. I should also mention, that this year was the first time in my entire life that I witnessed a funnel cloud. Yes, I had someone with me who can verify my story. So, if I'm so grateful, why do I sound so whiny? I really thought that after surviving a winter like that, and not jumping ship, that Mother Nature would remember to take her Valium and dish out some milder, more appropriate weather. Weather that would allow us to forgive her the all out 5 month b...