Well, as most of you know, we here in this part of Louisiana have had a very wet summer to date. Usually by this time of the year, we are searching the skies for rain clouds, watching the grass and plants wither in the mid summer heat. This year has been a real exception, as we have had tropical, almost monsoon like storms since the spring. We went for a period of 35 days where it rained for 29 of those. We are still in that cycle, but the daily chances of rain have gone from 60% - 80% to 30% - 40%. We literally had to pump out water from under our pool fence, and instead of the grass dying from LACK of water, it is drowning from TOO MUCH water!! We planted a couple of potted tomato plants, and they grew to over seven feet on our deck and were producing 3-4 tomatoes per day until they just petered out at the end of last week. What follows is a series of pictures I took this morning of our yard as it looks after this wonderful period of rain and sun. The the growth spurts have been phenomenal.
About Me
- Thom and Bobby
- Thom was born in 1947 in Milwaukee WI, a Vietnam Veteran, and has lived all over the country, but mostly in New York City where he had a picture framing business for many years. Bobby was born in Flemington New Jersey, and lived most of his life in that area before moving to LA. He spent many years in the health care field, before becoming a letter carrier in 1999. Bobby and Thom met on the internet in 2000.
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