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It has rained every afternoon or evening for the last three days. It is wonderful. It had not rained more than a few sprinkles for almost two months. The first day it rained 1.5 cm, a nice reasonable amount in a steady soaking thunderstorm. The next it was raining very hard and fast, 3.5 cm much of that in a very short downpour that did a bit of damage to the dirt roads. Tonight it is again soaking around here, though to the east there funnel clouds trying to become tornadoes. It shut down the local fireworks display after about ten minutes.
I stood outside smelling the cool wet, a bit of spray from the rain wetting my face. It was a near perfect 4th since it didn't start raining until after dark. Except for the fireworks that I was too tired to go see anyway. Instead I got to have an excellent afternoon with bunches of people being over and my friend Richard. We all ate things like hamburgers, chicken, baked beans, fresh corn, and ice cream, classic 4th of July foods.
It may rain tomorrow as well. We always need it. And I was told recently that's a very hinterland Colorado thing to say. Denverites don't say, "Well we need the moisture," to look on the bright side of an event being rained out.
Some notes on iced tea:
1. Making it is a big pot works, but next time this is done just pour the tea in and strain before it goes into the pitcher rather than trying to keep it neatly contained.
2. 1 tablespoon per quart is about right for iced tea.
3. English breakfast makes a good iced tea.
4. 1/4 cup of sugar per quart is about right for tea that's just a little sweet.
5. Using stainless steel pots to make tea appears to work fine despite what purists say about off flavors.
I stood outside smelling the cool wet, a bit of spray from the rain wetting my face. It was a near perfect 4th since it didn't start raining until after dark. Except for the fireworks that I was too tired to go see anyway. Instead I got to have an excellent afternoon with bunches of people being over and my friend Richard. We all ate things like hamburgers, chicken, baked beans, fresh corn, and ice cream, classic 4th of July foods.
It may rain tomorrow as well. We always need it. And I was told recently that's a very hinterland Colorado thing to say. Denverites don't say, "Well we need the moisture," to look on the bright side of an event being rained out.
Some notes on iced tea:
1. Making it is a big pot works, but next time this is done just pour the tea in and strain before it goes into the pitcher rather than trying to keep it neatly contained.
2. 1 tablespoon per quart is about right for iced tea.
3. English breakfast makes a good iced tea.
4. 1/4 cup of sugar per quart is about right for tea that's just a little sweet.
5. Using stainless steel pots to make tea appears to work fine despite what purists say about off flavors.