The Zeiger Family Homestead Blog

Rain came with June. The forecast called for a 20% chance of showers for Haines Monday evening. We’ve noticed that anything up to a 40% chance for Haines usually means nothing for us, so while we hoped for rain, we made few special preparations, other than moving the table saw out of the shed yard, under cover. Just before bedtime, I checked the sky, and it really did look like rain, so I tarped the largest and driest of our firewood piles on the beach. The rain arrived shortly after—we heard big drops plopping on the metal roof. It lasted all of 30 seconds! Continue reading →