More weather on the way...

The muggy nights are beginning to be a drag...once more we left the house closed and the A/C on overnight. This morning the air was a bit cooler, but still heavy. As I look out across the back pasture area, there is a 'foggy mist' hanging mid way between the ground and the tree tops...kinda reminds me of the mountain the way its hanging. The view is the same out front...mist hanging across the yard and beyond. Just means once the sun hits it, we'll be back in the sauna. I'm ready for the cooler weather....hoping September will bring less humidity and heat.

The Cantaloupes are blooming like crazy right now...both urns are growing well and are showing numerous blooms on the plants. Looks like the Tomato cuttings need to be re-potted now. All three cuttings have grown several inches since I stuck them in the planter. Unfortunately, the planter is a bit small for them.

Checked the Lavender last night...it does not look happy at all. SIGH...just too much rain and its in one of the raised beds. I can't imagine how bad everything would look if it hadn't been raised. I'm hoping that it will pull out of this and come back. Such a shame as it was beginning to sprawl and show new growth....was hoping to see blooms this year.

Our yard continues to show signs of the water being absorbed...much of the 'pond' in the east side yard has been absorbed and the grass is once more visible almost to the ground level. Little pockets of water remain in some of the lower areas. The chicken yard has several spots around the edges of the fence that are holding water. Hubby did add several shovelfuls of dirt to their yard so they were not in a bog...its still real spongy in their yard though. Seems like the entire area is going to be spongy for some time.

Two storm systems sitting close by means we will be keeping an ear tuned to the weather. At this time, the closest storm is Gustav. This storm is still well south of us, terrorizing Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica. It is forecast to enter the Gulf and once there, we shall have a much better idea of the direction it will take. Seems there is a great chance it could nail Louisiana....near the Anniversary of Katrina's devastating landfall there. Gives me chills thinking about it. Then there is a Tropical Depression sitting out to the east...its still pretty far away, but, it has a path that sends it too close for comfort to our coastline...the current forecast says this one could become a Tropical storm later this afternoon...will be named Hanna. JOY, just when we are beginning to dry out a bit. SIGH...this is just the normal weather stuff for us this time of year.