Most of you are already thinking, “What is it?”
Perhaps our waistline, or our investments or even our “capacity” (just had to throw in a well worn management term just for the fun of “it”).
Actually, this is more about rain, and rain, and rain, and rain, and . . .
In West Central Saskatchewan this is usually harvest season. Harvesters are out in the field with their combines, grain trucks are hauling to bins over well used dusty country roads, and field suppers are not unusual.
Not this year. Sump pumps are churning, water channels have widened, lakes are at new levels, and mosquitos have been seen forming their own clouds!
This is the new normal for this summer. Watching the weather radar has become redundant. All you need to do is plan for one day of sunshine, two of rain, then repeat.
As one astute optimistic observer mentioned, “Weeds can be rather beautiful.”
Most of us have made sure that only grass grows. This year our efforts to control those “it” plants have been rather fruitless. I sprayed some herbicide on a beautiful summer day and a rain shower decided to come by in the next few hours for a visit. I’m sure attracted by the newly sprayed weed inhibitor.
And so, the flowers of the myriad of plants God has created have sprouted and bloomed. Colors I’ve never seen have appeared. The rainbows are having a hard time matching the earth tones and prismatic hues found in the garden, lawn and yard.
As the rain falls, and the sun peaks through, I look out from the front window and enjoy.
Just watching it grow!