The Problem With Too Much Rain.....

I wish I could send some of the rain we've gotten the past few weeks to areas of the country that are suffering from drought.  Really.  Our ground is so saturated in areas that you can't safely mow.  The pond we have on one area of the circle is almost full now.  That just means more area for mosquitoes to lay their eggs and we will have a heck of a summer.  I have to remember to have the Beast get us some Yard Guard for when we want to sit outside this summer.

It has also made some of our plants just grow wild and many have doubled in size.  The tomato plants have gone nuts and we have lots of branches that need support now because of the sheer number of tomatoes on them.  It will create a bigger problem as time goes on if the rain suddenly ceases.  Why?  Because of the amount of water needed to help the tomatoes fill out.  The Beast won't water them enough because he hates a high water bill.  It drives me nuts when he does that.  He won't listen to me and it means more of the tomatoes won't really develop like they should.  I would like to be able to can a few jars if possible.  *Sigh*

It is also humid as heck outside with the heat we are having.  The Beast, I've noticed, starts sweating almost immediately.  Not so me.  I guess his problem with the heat is even worse than he has always said it was.  All it has to do is hit 80 degrees outside and he's sweating like a pig from the humidity that is present due to all the water in the ground.  Even if we don't have any rain for the day (or night), the humidity is hanging in there at 100%.  I only wear a headband if I am out pulling weeds.  THEN is when I feel the humidity but not sitting on the deck like the Beast.  When he has to mow the lawn, which is often with all the rain, he wears his *safari* hat to try to keep the sun off his head and help him keep from sweating more than normal.  I told him to wear a headband from one of his neck scarfs (the red or blue ones like train engineers have always been shown to wear).  You can just fold it up and tie it around your forehead.  That's what I use.  It works much better for sopping up sweat.

Today it's supposed to be warn again and I have weeds to pull in the strawberry patch.  The Beast has to finish mowing the lawn area next store so we won't have to work together today.  He can be a pain about just what I am pulling.  I had a garden long before he ever decided to be a *farmer*.  *Sheesh*  

Love you all.  Time to get this posted.  Hope you have a great weekend.  Barbeque.  Invite a few friends over.  Do something different.  ***Hugs***