The temperature, on Thursday, was just about perfect—just like one of those lovely summer days where it’s warm but not too hot. I’d happily take that all summer long. I’m not a fan of it getting too hot, and Ruby would definitely agree—she’s far more comfortable when it’s like that.
The nights, though, are a different story. When it cools down, we can head indoors or grab an extra layer—but the plants can’t uproot and go somewhere warmer, they just have to get on with it where they are.
After such a wet winter, it’s strange to now be dealing with a lack of rain. It was starting to feel a bit like déjà vu, and the watering can is back in regular use—especially now that planting season is underway.
Then Sunday, by contrast, was wet, with rain falling for much of the day. It wasn’t anything dramatic, but by evening we’d had around 20mm—more than the whole of April combined. Whether it will have made much difference to the soil remains to be seen.
There have been a couple of little “milestones” this week too.
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