Uh, Digit, could you possibly ship some of that water down thisaway? (Along with the leaves I ordered on another thread!) We're so dry down here that Colorado is once again, little by little, being moved back into the drought category. I think it's more than half the state that's considered to be in a drought right now! I'm not sure I even remember what rain looks like!

Water! Leaves! What else do you have to ship down here???

;-)

Skybird

In some ways, it's amazing that there are such great differences, one part of the region, to another. In other ways, it's not as surprising. Here's a surprise - extremes. Records set.

New England has been in drought. Parts of the Southeast have had enormous amounts of rain. Parts of the Southeast are in extreme drought! Records are being set there and after what they went through in the droughts 25 years ago and with flooding on just the other side of the hill, records now? Wow!

Monthly local rainfall records: St. Maries, a little ways to the south, had over 9"; Priest River, a little to the north, over 10"! The past winter brought us out of the 2015 drought but we had a very dry summer. If you add up the rainfall for the 3 months of July/August/September, it would only amount to about 3/4". Shoot. A tenth of an inch rainstorm every other week sure doesn't amount to much!

I'd like to pretend a willingness to share but ... Maybe you can look to Pacific ocean salmon and shrimp in your stores to appreciate the rain that has fallen recently in the Northwest. The coast has also been experiencing a good deal of rain.

I'm doing October garden chores in November and will bring Rogue the Rototiller out for one bed and one path, this morning. Then, I'll hose down Rogue and little Tilly and allow them to dry in the afternoon sun ... at least, I hope there is afternoon sun.

Steve

Skybird,

I won't be able to share any rain or leaves but I do want to share something with you and RMG.

My appreciation for you being here. On this thread, interacting with me as I have breaks and while I go about my tasks .., on this forum, helping others, providing information and news, entertaining us ...

Steve

90% of Colorado is "abnormally dry" and I think 25% is "moderate drought conditions." Last I heard we got 1/10" of rain over the past 100 days. That was mid October.

I find it awful hard to complain about 70° on the 4th of November regardless of the drought conditions though. I'm really not looking forward to the day this weather catches up with us.

Digit, you know you're "in" when they make you a name plate. How great is that? I second your comments on Skybird. We've missed her and it's been wonderful to have her posting here again. I'm blessed to have her as a friend on and off RMG.

I'm also grateful for you, digit! While I've never met you in person, your personality shines through in your posts. You were wonderfully helpful with info on your area when my dd decided to go to WSU her freshman year. We both developed an affinity for the Palouse as a result. Thank you! The road trip we took getting her there through Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Washington was one we'll never forget. Epic scenery!

Zach, I dread winter, too. But we need to get through it to get to spring. For now, I'm taking advantage of the weather to get the gardens put to bed properly, for a change! There's no significant precip. or snow in the 10 day forecast for us.

Now, the time change, I'll complain about that all day long!;o)

Barb

Skybird was here welcoming me aboard when I showed up after a few years trying to learn something in the PNW forum.

Did you know that there are some USDA zones "over there" that are the same for people on the Gulf Coast? Yeah, I'm talking about the Gulf of Mexico!

Since over 70% of the population between the Rockies and the Pacific live east of the Cascades, I never found any "dry-siders" on that forum.

Steve