Yesterday our garden was inundated with water after a storm of heavy rain, thunder and lightening.
All
we could do was watch it through the windows as it gushed down from
under the hedge which backs onto school grounds, ran across the garden
and out onto the street.
Taking
with it the contents of the pond and all the gravel which is now spread
across the grass.
The step ladders were popped into the greenhouse when the rain started to keep them dry! They were being used to cut one of the tall hedges. The bags full of leaves which wouldn't fit in the garden wheelie bin were floating near the new fence.
There is a lot of clearing up to do today.
Two newts from the pond which were rescued and put back there.
Sorry no Five on Friday post today after the events both local and national yesterday but I'll give you a link to one of my favourite parts of one of my favourite films. I'm not sure how to put this on here so follow the link to see Sir Ben Kingsley singing The Wind and the Rain from Trevor Nunn's adaptation of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
Oh Rosie, I'm so sorry to see your garden inundated. After all your hard work. I hope there is no long lasting damage. We heard another tree fall here earlier on today but haven't even found it yet, the undergrowth has grown so thickly after all the rain. I think we've all had about enough of it now. Take care while you are tidying.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jessica, almost back to normal now but the skies are looking full of rain again. Hope you find the fallen tree:)
DeleteOh my goodness - I hope there's not too much damage done and you can restore your garden easily. That is great that you rescued the newts. It is terrible to think of wildlife suffering in floods, especially at this time of year when there are nests and young around.
ReplyDeleteWhilst rescuing the newts and taking all the pond weed from the flower beds I spotted a little tiny frog so at least one of our tadpoles survived from early Spring:)
DeleteRosie, I'm vsorry to hear about this storm there. I hope the rain has already stopped and the weather is better and also there is no more damage. I know about this because we have it many times here. So, keep warm and safe.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sandra. No more damage and we have just about cleared up now but the grouns is still very wet:)
DeleteGosh Rosie there is a lot of water running through your garden, I would imagine a little scary to watch. Shame about the pond and the mess it has left behind. Hope the damage is not to bad and you get sorted soon.
ReplyDeleteAmanda xx
Thanks, Amanda I'm just grateful it didn't come into the house. Things are geting back to normal now:)
DeleteMy goodness, you had a lot of rain! Hope your garden recovers quickly and you have some proper summer weather. I've been watching the sad news since yesterday - such a tragic loss of life. I think that most people are going to be feeling the subdued mood this weekend. Marie x
ReplyDeleteOh, I hope so too, Marie. I think we've had enough rain now. the garden is getting back to normal now. It was amazing how quickly we managed to clear everything up between us:)
DeleteSo sorry about all the rain, it can be devastating. The murder of the MP was horrible. When will the hatred end.
ReplyDeleteI do hope there won't be any more repercussions from whatever result we get as there does seem to be bad vibes around at the moment and I'm not liking it at all:)
DeleteOh Rosie , what a shame. I do hope everything recovers quickly. These storms are so unpredictable. At least you saved two newts. Your pond will recover I'm sure. Hope the weekend is better. B xx
ReplyDeleteThe pond is almost back to normal. The pond weed has been cleared from the flower beds and the gravel from the paths fished out of the pond and raked off the grass and back on the paths. It didn't seem to take that long once we got going, just need everything to dry out now:)
DeleteRosie, I am so sorry that your garden suffered so much flooding but hope things recover rapidly. We are certainly having some freak weather at the moment. Such tragic news this week, frightening that this sort of thing can happen. xx
ReplyDeleteIt is very frightening, Jan I hate all the bad feeling that seems to be around at the moment. It was indeed freak weather but things are getting back to normal now and thank goodness it didn't come into the house, just the garage and greenhouse:)
DeleteI'm so sorry about the water gushing through your garden and hope that you can sort out the pond and gravel as you clear up and everything dries out. It has been a difficult week with the heavy rain especially for those travelling. Our drive is on a slight slope and excess water often floods the garage. Our hilly area was vulnerable too - driving back from the hospital Thursday afternoon the road was like a river with water like fountains bubbling up in places. The tragic news about Jo Cox has been shocking. I didn't know until Friday as we got back late and did not have the radio or television on. Take care, Rosie.
ReplyDeleteOh, Linda it's difficult enough to get to the hospital without all the rain to contend with on your journey. Yes it is sad and depressing news, I'm not liking things at the moment. We must find joy in small things. You take care too, Linda:)
DeleteRosie that looks awful. I am so sick of not so flamin' June!!! It has rained here for about 3 weeks with just a couple of sunny days respite. Summer is so overrated! I think the weather is reflected in the tone of the World at the moment. It's bloody awful! Sorry for the rant. I hope that the rain is now subsiding and that your garden springs back to normal. In a couple of months we will probably be in a heatwave! I hope that your weekend is calm and gentle after the storm. x
ReplyDeleteI agree, Simone summer seems to be reflecting the mood of the not so good things that are happening here and elsewhere. I wonder if those few warm days we had in May were summer? This seems to happen nearly every year doesn't it we wait so long for summer then get disappointed. I hope you have a lovely weekend doing things you enjoy:)
DeleteWhat a mess Rosie! There seem to have been a lot of flash floods especially in the Midlands, it must have been dreadful to sit there watching all that water pout through your garden. Hopefully we shall get some dry weather for a while so that you have chance to sort your garden out again.
ReplyDeleteIt was a bit scary but luckily it stopped short of the house. There do seem to be a lot of flash floods here and further south near Birmingham at the moment. The garden is almost back to normal now just a few damp areas to dry up a bit:)
DeleteOh my goodness! I am glad that you were safe inside - and well done for saving the wee newts. Thank you for the link, love it! x
ReplyDeleteI hope the newts were grateful although I expect they would have found their way back to the pond eventually. I'm glad you liked the clip of film on the link. I love it, the music is so joyous isn't it?:)
DeleteWhen it rains, it pours!
ReplyDeleteAmalia
xo
It most certainly does, Amalia. We are drying out again now:)
DeleteOh my goodness how awful for you. I hope that nothing is damaged beyond repair and that you can get it all back together again. That was an incredible amount of water wasn't it. Hope you get some time to relax. xx
ReplyDeleteThanks, Amy. Nothing damaged beyond repair. The new fence stayed standing and trapped a lot of the pots, gravel and debris that floated down the garden. Just a few of the plants look worse for wear, the brussels sprouts plants left the raised beds and ended up in the flower beds beyond the pond:)
DeleteIt looks like it made quite a mess but I'm glad you've got it sorted again now and there wasn't too much damage.
ReplyDeleteIt looked worse than it was, it only took a morning to clear up the debris and get it back to normal, we just need everything to dry out now:)
DeleteYou must be devastated. So much hard work literally swept away. I hope it all turns right in the end.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is fine again now, thanks. It was a worry at the time but not too many plants lost aas yet. It depends on if it dries out fairly quickly so roots don't rot:)
DeleteOh dear Rosie so sorry to hear about the flash flooding affecting your garden. You must have been devastated watching all the water pouring through the garden not being able to do anything to stop it.
ReplyDeleteDo hope it dried out quickly and you don't lose too many plants. Glad you managed to rescue the newts.
I do apologise for the late comment but we have been away for a week and I limit myself on internet access when away!
No need to apologise, we will be going away soon so I will be missing from the internet for a few days:)
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