Re: OT Wow! Thanks, Cheryl!

Actually, as I understand the situation, the Sonoran Desert got about 12
inches of rain a year, normally. It's not sand dunes, like the Sahara, but
is a sort of "green" desert with plants and animals that survive on minimal
moisture. Of that 12 inches of rain, we should get at least half during the
monsoon season, July 1st through September 15th, but for the whole time I've
been here we've been lucky to get two or three inches during the monsoon and
only a sparse couple of inches the rest of the year. That's the main reason
there have been so many wildfires in recent years. And the lack of any
rains in November-December means a very meager spring bloom. Years ago
people would make a drive to Picacho Peak in the spring, just to see the
glowing fields of poppies, but no longer.

So the extra rain Cheryl sent our way was deeply appreciated!

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Carolyn in The Old Pueblo

If it ain't broke, you're not trying. --Red Green
If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty

If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools. --Red Green
If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty

"Roberta Zollner" <rl.zollner@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Er... isn't a desert sort of defined by drought? Rain would be the rare
exception, weather-wise?
Roberta in D

"Carolyn McCarty" <cxm7521@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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We got some rain today--a real gully-washer around 1:00. Thanks for the
prompt response, Cheryl!

Most folks in the US know that the desert southwest has been in a state
of drought for more than 10 years now. Drought in the desert is really
scary! Isn't it, Sandy & Pati & Butterfly?!?

I've gotten to the point where I feel that plants (with the exception of
my climbing Peace Rose) should survive with a twice-weekly watering. If
not--it isn't a good plant for the desert and I give it up. Tucson is a
little out-of-step, I think that when you live in the desert, your water
bill should far exceed your electric bill....but not here.

--
Carolyn in The Old Pueblo

If it ain't broke, you're not trying. --Red Green
If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty

If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools. --Red Green
If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty






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