That is a subject that makes me very very angry. Here is water leaving NorCal to go South:
And here is water in a NorCal back yard:
How nice for the SoCal households not to have to conserve or to have ugly barrels in their back yards. Must be a nice life.
My friend Candy and I spent the day today in the Hardwork Store, figuring out how best to catch The Asshat's floodwaters, and at last I have it. I will spend quite a bit of time over the next two weeks getting it implemented. For now...I will watch the rain fill my ugly barrels and feel lucky.
Oh...the water in the barrels is just about coal black. Here are two buckets on my back step: one is from the hose for the dogs; the other has run off the roof.
Oh man....I gotta paint!
I am wondering if the black water will settle. Not even sure how usable that water actually is...well, maybe for washing pee out of the kennel? And I'm wondering if the runoff water will be cleaner next time it runs off, assuming there is a next time. After all, 52 days have passed since rain last fell in this town, so an awful lot of dirt (pulverized tires) has accumulated up there.
As for the seedling collection, the fava beans have not even remotely responded, besides to turn poodly. Therefore, I am going to try to sprout some fresh ones on the counter with a heating pad before sticking them into dirt. I will at least see if any germination occurs. Most bean seeds do better germinating this way anyhow.
These seeds are so beautiful!
I bought them in Scotland (Beauly, to be exact) just about ten years ago.
