… and rained. 
The storms came in with fierce determination, one after the other, rushing through like runaway trains. High winds and a LOT of rain. I still have not bought a new rain gauge but every shower was a deluge.
I was inside when I heard a loud crack of lightning. And down came half the old elm tree, smack into the little walnut tree, splitting that young tree in half as well.
Poor old tree. And poor young tree. What a mess.
Even in the evening light I could feel the lack of shade from the elm. The heat will now be hotter.
Now a little peek at the udder.
Lots of rain. A feast or a famine. My tomatoes are beaten up and the rosemary is drowning but the fields and the hay are growing again so that is a good thing. I hope you have a lovely day.
Love celi
Weather Forecast: Hot but hopefully the storms have finished.
Thursday 06/15 20% / 0 in
Some clouds in the morning will give way to mainly sunny skies for the afternoon. High 92F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night 06/15 20% / 0 in
Mainly clear early, then a few clouds later on. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 68F. Winds light and variable.
The Kitchen's Garden 
53 responses to “And rained …”
We might have to look for you in the boot of the car for shade! Hate to read about the trees coming down.
Speaking of cars it has fallen into the circular drive where Johns truck is usually parked so it could have been even more inconvenient..
aie yie yie……poor trees indeed. What a shame to lose a walnut tree and the shade from an elm tree…
Yes, i am sad about the walnut the most – it was growing to be a beautiful tree and had a great crop of walnuts.. c
Shoot! That is terrible about the tree!
I know -bad luck.. c
Getting the right amount of rain is tricky… And I gate losingbtrees, shade. What a bugger 😕
Yes, it will be quite the clean up too – sigh – and no man with a chainsaw until Sunday.. c
That’s sad loosing your trees.
I know – and more down on the West side too .. c
We could so use some of the wet, but you can keep the elm-splitting fireworks.
I really sympathise with the loss of your nice shady Elm. We recently lost a good shade tree too. xx
Ah, Mother can be a harsh mam at times. Hopefully the sprouts will survive and the trees catch no disease.
Oh dear. So sorry about the tree. Downed trees break my heart, but so glad that crack in the night didn’t presage the flattening of your house.
Those clouds look so dark and what a shame about your trees.
Yes, do,. We need you to:
“replant.. again and again and again ”
(Reminds me of a story I heard about hope vs trouble
–in this case, spiritual troubles. . . It seems
That a visitor to a remote monastery once asked
“What do you do all day here,?” An old monk replied
Without hesitation. ” We fall down. Then we get up.
Then we fall down again.
And again get up.
And we keep on getting up .”)
Will the downed half find new purpose as firewood or compost?
All cut up for firewood. The walnut we cannot bear to cut down so we have strapped it together – it is a vain hope – it will never survive -but we just could not bear to finish it off..
We had a mimosa split during a storm when I was little. My dad tied it back together. It meant the world to me. Have you read The Hidden Life of Trees? I plan to start it soon and thought you might like it.
Gosh it rained alright .. such a shame about the old tree Celi