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gja1000
05-12-2011, 03:11 PM
It has only rained an inch since I moved into my new place in December. We got 3/4" today, not nearly enough, but soooooo welcome!!!!!
Janet
05-12-2011, 03:57 PM
I bet it felt wonderful!
DianaB
05-12-2011, 04:11 PM
I was looking at the weather map and noticed that you got rain!!! Yay!!! We got some last night and, believe me, it was very welcome!!!
gja1000
05-12-2011, 05:21 PM
It came down so hard at one point that I got soaked. I went to the doctor with Gary and when we came out, even with an umbrella, I got soaked. Fortunately, I was close enough to the house to go home and change clothes.
DianaB
05-13-2011, 11:29 AM
Your garden and yard will love that rain!! I bet you could almost hear the rain being soaked up!!!

Did you know that sometimes you can hear corn grow when it gets rain? I've heard that but have never experienced that for myself.
judy
05-14-2011, 03:00 PM
Your garden and yard will love that rain!! I bet you could almost hear the rain being soaked up!!!

Did you know that sometimes you can hear corn grow when it gets rain? I've heard that but have never experienced that for myself.


The Sound of Corn Growing

Farming legends suggest that one can hear corn growing, especially at night, with distinctive popping sounds. These popping sounds actually do occur, but David G. Browning of the University of Rhode Island attributes them to something different than suggested by legend: puffs of wind during otherwise calm conditions cause adjacent leaves to strike each other, producing in many cases a distinctive spectrum of sounds. The sound spectrum changes as the corn matures (the increased weight of the corn ears causes the stalks to sway more pronouncedly) and as it loses moisture (the leaves become more brittle). Browning says that the "sound of corn growing" can therefore be transformed from a fanciful legend into a practical tool for monitoring the condition of crops
gja1000
05-20-2011, 06:59 PM
We got a little more rain tonight - I don't think much more than a quarter of an inch - but that is something!!!!!
Janet
05-21-2011, 04:27 AM
We've had a couple days in the 80's. This morning it's humid and we are suppose to get some rain later today and then for the next few days. Hope it's not much.
judy
05-24-2011, 05:05 AM
All we have is rain! I am so bored!

I did lots of things in the house, and for the moment, I'm done framing pictures and buying lamps!


I want to be outside!!!!!