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What good is all this rain?

bajajudy - 1-19-2007 at 05:46 PM



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bajajudy - 1-19-2007 at 05:47 PM

Both of these are from my yard.

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bajajudy - 1-19-2007 at 05:54 PM

I am sitting here almost in the dark looking at old photos and watching it rain.

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woody with a view - 1-19-2007 at 06:19 PM

beauties

looks like more on the way....



[Edited on 1-20-2007 by woody in ob]

Paula - 1-19-2007 at 08:23 PM

Judy, I think you answered your own question.

After a few days of cold and clouds here in Loreto, the rain was a welcome change, and everything is clean, fresh and shiny now. The sunset was beautiful this evening, still some cloud cover up high, but pink skies all around, and sunlight on the tops of the palms. It looks like a promise of sunshine tomorrow.

I'm hoping for a week of blue sky as I head out Sunday to ride back to the cave paintings at San Francisquito. I can hardly believe I'm finally going to see them!

Edit: Actually we are going into the Sierra de San Franancisco. Good thing I'm not the leader, or we might be seeing underwater cave art!

[Edited on 1-20-2007 by Paula]

bajajudy - 1-20-2007 at 02:21 PM

Paula
I would hate to see the chafe from riding mules under water.
Glad that you cleared that up.

Speaking of clearing up, it has here. Blue skies with a few white puffs and sun....NICE

This border grass has always facinated me. It only blooms when it rains....now how does it know that it is rain water not faucet water?

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Mexitron - 1-20-2007 at 03:47 PM

Bajajudy--I've wondered about the difference between faucet water and rain too--I think part of it is that rain water soaks the ground for a longer period, as opposed to a quick dousing from the tap; also rainwater has dissolved nitrogen in it(from lightning causes in the clouds, I think). I will get a much better result from sowing wildflower seed before a rainstorm than with irrigation alone...stuffs just magic maybe!

Cypress - 1-20-2007 at 04:08 PM

First the rain, then the green.

oxxo - 1-20-2007 at 04:38 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by bajajudynow how does it know that it is rain water not faucet water?


Rainwater has a much higher content of nitrogen as well as phosphorous and potassium. It is just your general NPK fertilizer with the right combination to make for blooms on this particular plant. Ahhhhh botany.

DianaT - 1-20-2007 at 05:36 PM

Love the pictures, and the rain information----what a great plant that only blooms with rain.

Thanks
Diane