Dryer Days

As I write this, it's pouring rain outside, making my retractable clotheslines useless.

I've had to turn to my dryer this weekend to complete my laundry. For the most part, the dryer has been sitting idle since I started my clothesline challenge. Since we've been in a drought situation for the entire summer, I have no excuse other than to harness the hot summer sun and dry my clothes outside. I'm not sure what kind of impact, if any, using clotheslines will have on my electricity bill as the central air system has been running full tilt since the beginning of summer.

Even though it has been a couple of days, I miss using my clotheslines. The clotheslines force me to me more efficient when it comes to putting away laundry. When the clothes come off the line they immediately get put away. But the clothes seem to languish in the laundry room when I use the dryer.

However, I may need to change my ways, if the forecast by Environment Canada is correct. The rain continues through the weekend, with a brief break for Monday and Tuesday, and returns Wednesday.

Oh laundry, it's the never ending chore.

Sweet, glorious rain

This morning when I strolled through the back yard I was greeted to this sight:

A rain puddle in a chair. One may consider this as an annoying part of a summer thunderstorm. I think it is simply a glorious sight.

Here in my part of the universe we've been a drought situation for the entire summer. It has only been in the last day or two that we've been seeing regular rain fall. It rained on Sunday, resulting in the rain barrel being replenished. It rained again last night, which was simply icing on the cake. With all this rain maybe by the end of the summer my lawn may resemble a lawn again, not a crunchy, brown straw field.

My vegetable plants love the rain. Although they been getting regular watering via either the rain barrel or the water hose, watering can only do so much. I think some of my plants, in particular my pepper plants, have grown an inch or two since Sunday. They are much greener and happier. Hopefully all this rain and less hot weather will have them producing peppers in the next week or so.