

Yes, this cactus is hardy here in Zone 5!
These Variegated Sundrops (Evening Primrose of some kind) look very thirsty. Almost dead thirsty.

There is a chance of thunderstorms every day throughout the Memorial Day weekend, but you don't win any popularity contests around here wishing for rain on the Biggest Weekend of the Year for Indianapolis. I still want it to rain, and rain a lot, even on Sunday.
I've never had to water in May. Usually after I finish planting the vegetable garden, I just water where I sowed seeds. But tonight after I finished sowing all the seeds in the garden, I decided to run the sprinkler to give it all a good soaking.
It even smells dry outside. You know that smell of "dry", right? Generally, we don't smell this kind of dryness until August. Yes, it smells like August outside, not like May.
If it doesn't rain by Friday morning, I will have to begin to water and I'm not talking about just the lawn, which is already showing signs of going dormant. I am talking about watering trees and shrubs and established flowers. Unheard of in May. Simply unheard of, at least in the 20 or so years that I've had my own gardens.
And yes, I didn't wait to water those sundrops, I took care of them after I took the picture.
Comments
I used to have those type cactus. They do wonderful in my zone 6 also. A neighbor gave me a start and I should have taken a few with me when we moved. I need to get back over to her house and ask for another start. She has hundreds under her tree.
Cute robins and a great shot! How'd you do that?
I have been watering here for about a month now. The bad thing about California is the fire danger. Last night there was a brush fire that crept up our hill but the CFD put it out before it could get very far. eek.
Enjoy the weather.
No rain.. it's practically unheard of here, and I hope it never happens.
I truly hope you get a lot soon, poor plants and birds.
Its also been very dry here for the past 2 weeks-so much so that the cistern has run out of water-the first time in 5 years living here, and I had to truck in 10,000 gallons, at a cost of $400. I dont want to think of what I have to spend on watering the garden until the rainy season arrives! I actually have been praying for rain LOL and this morning we had a little shower.
Thank you.
Happy Memorial Day. Hope it rains at least an inch, then stop so we can cookout.
(By the way, those baby birds are so sweet! I can't believe you were able to get that close and took such a lovely picture!)
Thanks for the comments and kind thoughts. "Chance of thunderstorms" every day through the weekend. We shall see! In the meantime, I'm dragging out the hoses and sprinklers as my back up plan.
So far we have had enough, but I noticed today that some plants were wilting and I got the hose out. I am hoping for rain tonight and tomorrow. There is a 30 - 40% chance.
I hope you get some, too!
A silver sky
ripe for the mirror.
you can not see yourself in this mirror
you can only see others
moreover, you can only see what others choose to expose.
Their houses, their boats, their sea-doos.
Birds skimming low over the water could
like as not
see them selves if they were to look down
as they skim low over the water
but they never do.
Rather they allow their reflections to chase them
quick and sharp over the still, glistening waters
while the bird's mind remains ever fixed on
food, or other birds, or escaping those damn noisy humans.
A dense forest impenetrable as a gaze.