My sister left this morning... very early. I always have mixed feelings about it.
She's been in the yard, weeding, toting rocks, and puzzling them into place on the new dry creek beds. Since we had a torrential 5.5 inches of rain in as many hours it was perfect timing for working on the stones. Water runs from the entire neighborhood.... 2 neighborhoods actually, down to my neck of the woods. SO MUCH RAIN.... I can see EXACTLY where the water runs. Where ore rocks can go as it scraped the moss, and carried it off leaving just earth. Again. Moss can be drowned, as well.
It was alarming, but very helpful to muck about in the rain, wearing wellies, observing the water's path. Lots of neighbors have flooded basements or interior leaks, including both my elderly neighbors. One had a flooded basement, and the other had water running inside her sliding doors, and garage. I have a bit of water in the crawl space, not much.
The timing on the dry creek beds couldn't have been better, and we added a second branch onto the main one leading to the road, and storm drain, which is where the water needs to go. I cleaned gutters again the day after, moved new plantings about, and admired the potted plants on the front porch, happy from the rain. Plants like rain water. Not tap water, IME.
DD 16 in Japan.... final days of school trip, and her knee came out of socket quite badly.... she went by ambulance to the hospital, and they put it back in. She's doing OK, and in a brace she likes, which is a huge relief. This is the final day, and she's ready to be home. I'm ready for her to be home.
The journey continues.
Lighter