The whole country has been sweltering lately, with higher than average temperatures. Some areas in particular are getting short on water, which is rather a worry. Some farmers are in dire straits, and keen gardeners ( not us, of course) have to restrict their watering. But we have been getting some good steady rainfall today, so hopefully that will go some way to give the ground a good watering.
We were treated to a lovely sight the other night, when a rainbow hovered over our village. Isn’t that lovely! We all know that a rainbow is an optical and meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky, and takes the form of a multicoloured arc. Maybe so – but is still seems quite a magical experience to me.
Rainbow watching over us
When the rainbow had done it’s dash, the sun started dropping in the west and coloured the clouds a lovely orange. Isn’t nature wonderful!
Red sky at night
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Haven't seen the rainbows but it was wonderful to see the rain clouds coming in Friday and yesterday. The ground has had a pretty good soaking but I am sure a few more days of it would be welcomed by farmers.
I the storm last night our tree fuschia snapped off - appropriately, just a the point where Rob the gardener and I had discussed pruning it back to! I've taken 8 cuttings, planted two and potted the others. So if you'd like one and are coming past pop in and collect it. Cheers, Marilyn
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