Rain and Rhubarb

Rain, rain and more rain. Saskatoon set a record for rainfall these last two months - nearly twice what we would usually get in April and May. As a result, my newly planted tomatoes have ugly orange spots. The 70 km/hr winds have rendered them vertical. I guess I should be glad I put them in two days after the hail.

The only upside has been the rhubarb. I harvested nearly 10 cups yesterday and today in the brief times when it was not raining. I also mowed my lawn, and stared forlornly at my garden. Nothing is sprouting, at the works have fallen out of the trees and eaten the spinach and chard I had growing. Sigh. On the down side, we are schedule for frost tomorrow night.  :-(

Currently blooming:

• orange poppies
• anemones
• birds-eye clematis
• lily-of-the-valley
• bleeding heart
• white columbine
• yellow iris
• chives
• phlox (bright pink)