We have a flat roof and when there is only tar paper down on it, that's really no roof at all. And so began a marathon of furniture moving, mopping and dragging out every large pot, pan, bucket, and plastic wastebasket we owned.
I think I fell asleep about 4 am when I just couldn't keep my eyes open anymore. The rain stopped around 3 am I think. It was either that it stopped or that I had become deaf, dumb and blind by that time of morning. I slept on the couch, thinking that if the DIN didn't wake me up, water dripping on my face would.
So, today I offer you some flowers because that's what the rain is good for. I never wish rain away, ever, and count myself lucky that we get what we get here.
I'm enjoying your flower pictures so much, the more so because I am currently browsing around deciding what to plant at my new place (49 days 'til closing!). It's a bit like knitting - half of the fun and none of the slog is in the planning.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about your roofing fun - I lived in a flat roof house for 10 years and there was always some new adventure.
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ReplyDeleteEllen, Congratulations on your new place! I hope that you find just the right plants because you can plant so many more flowers that the average Californian can. Peonies for one, and tulips, and crocus. I'm jealous, hehe, really I am.
ReplyDeleteFlat roofs are maddening and I'm glad that only about half of it is flat. The great room has a flat roof, and that's what leaked. It's all roofed in now..thank heaven!
Happy garden planning!