I’d heard the reports of severe flooding on the news, but the extent of the weather crisis down south didn’t fully hit home until a friend told us that parts of Louisiana had received two feet of rain in two days! As Michelle pointed out, that’s half an inch of rain an hour—inconceivable, even for those of us who live in a temperate rainforest!
Here in that rainforest, it’s more or less “monsoon season.” Mid-August often means rainstorms here, usually the tail ends of monsoons in Southeast Asia. We’re getting rain in moderate amounts, particularly considering what’s happening in the Lower 48.
We’re getting just enough for our needs. The gardens are getting well watered, edible mushrooms are popping up everywhere, water fills our catchment tanks.
There’s also just enough rain to send me up on the cabin roof.
Mist covered mountain across Lynn Canal (Photo: Mark A. Zeiger).