Texas Spring/Summer Thread

[Western]

Haven't checked gage, but it's been pouring outside for about 20 minutes. Woohoo!

Well I guess you got off "work" early:laughing: At least the temps are decent enough to be outside.

I still have sunshine, but the looks of the radar make me glad I mowed yesterday.

Yeah Bird, I did notice you didn't do mine too, gee thanks Gives me something to look forward to I guess.

 

[Traxx]

Can't decide what is worse, poison ivy or chiggers cause I am ate up with both.

 

[WM75Guy]

Mowed this morning, now it's thundering, raining hard with lots of lightning. Just a little isolated cell in East Texas but I'll take anything I can get. Radar shows the heavy stuff heading to Bird.

 

[Bird]

Can't decide what is worse, poison ivy or chiggers cause I am ate up with both.

You have my sympathy. I've had a lot more personal experience with both than I ever wanted, but fortunately, it's been quite a few years since I've suffered from either.

 

[Western]

Can't decide what is worse, poison ivy or chiggers cause I am ate up with both.

I know the feeling I'll take the chiggers though, a good rubbing of 50/50 bleach water on my legs (burns like ****) usually cures the chigger problem

So far in the rain gauge it appears like almost 1-1/2" since yesterday morning, keeps up like this (not complaining) I'll have ferns and other tropical plants in my creek

 

[Bird]

I know the feeling I'll take the chiggers though, a good rubbing of 50/50 bleach water on my legs (burns like ****) usually cures the chigger problem

So far in the rain gauge it appears like almost 1-1/2" since yesterday morning, keeps up like this (not complaining) I'll have ferns and other tropical plants in my creek

That reminds me of our old cure in my younger days; just a tiny spot of clear fingernail polish on each chigger bump supposedly suffocated them.

Rain didn't arrive here until after 3 p.m., but looks like about 0.90" so far. It's almost quit right now, but sure came down heavy for awhile; got pretty windy, first from the south, then from the north, but I don't think we have any damage.

 

[jinman]

I quit and came into the house about 5 min before the downpour. I got about 1" total today, but it came down so quickly, I had quite a bit of runoff. I looked out and my pond is a muddy green color. That's a good sign.:thumbsup:

 

[Bird]

I got that .9" the first hour or less, then the rain almost quit, then settled into a very light, but steady rain. Looks like about an inch and a quarter and still raining. It's wonderful.

 

[ronjhall]

Glad you are getting some rain down in TX. Cut lawn yesterday. It was like cutting hay. Very dry here. More like late July early August weather. Without the heat.

 

[NativeSon]

We were out on the deck yesterday evening with a glass of wine and we could hear thunder rolling way back to the north and west. The wind dropped to zero and it was real still, so I was hopping this storm wouldn't miss us.

After we finished supper it hit. Lot's of wind and rain and thunder. The dogs were trying to get under the furniture. Went out this morning at 4:30 and we had 1 1/4 inch of much needed rain. I'll wait till it gets light to go look for down limbs etc.

Mother Nature does a much better job of watering the garden than I do.

Charlie