Actually, it’s a Daylily – our last rose, a miniature tea rose in a pot by the pool, gave up the ghost during this summer’s drought. It has looked pretty pitiful in the past, but always came back. This time I’m sure it is a goner.
The Daylilies, which typically bloom from late April until the first week in June, decided to bloom again once we got home and started watering. There has been at least one bloom open every day for the past few weeks.
All of this is the result of drought, and we still seem to be in the center of a no-rain zone. It has rained twice since we got back home, but several times there have been major downpours – an inch or more – within ten miles of us, and we haven’t had a drop.
All week the weathermen on the news have been forecasting rain, but very little has actually materialized, and none at all here. We’re supposed to have a 60% chance of some significant rain today, but based on what’s happened recently, I doubt we will have any.
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