This is the pond of course but the rest of the garden is completely waterlogged.
We've been in the house for days now because of the weather so this morning we decided to go to our local garden centre for a coffee and scone. However after we'd gone two miles down the road we decided to turn back because there was so much water everywhere. The road was completely under water in several places and we thought that if we continued we might not get back. The road runs alongside the river Wye and in some places the river seemed to be level with the road. It was a bit scary so.........another day in the house.
We have had a lot of grey days too and some rain but luckily we are not as waterlogged as you sound. Hope the rain stops soon and the sun comes out for both of us.
A pretty shot with all the green and the water drops making concentric rings in the water, but...wow, that's a lot of rain, Sue! I hope it stops soon and you manage to get out. I'm sure you must be climbing the walls (I would be). Fav for your pretty pond capture :)
@koalagardens That’s an interesting question KG. The simple answer is “no, not significantly” but the reason why is a bit more complicated. There’s no stream flowing into (and out of) the pond, if there was then yes, this could cause the garden to flood. As it’s only rain going into the pond, when it gets full the margins get very wet but the water gradually drains into the soil. In exceptional circumstances when it’s rained and rained for weeks (like now) the ground is completely saturated so the water can’t drain away and just stays on the surface. The pond doesn’t actually make much difference. Fortunately it’s hardly rained today and although the ground is completely saturated there’s not a lot of water on the surface. Although it can rain every day for what seems like weeks here, it rarely rains all day every day so the water has a chance to drain away in between. The last few days have been an exception. That’s a bit of a long winded answer but I hope it makes sense.
@365projectorgheatherb Yes, Heather it can get a bit depressing but I find wet weather in the summer much worse. I have lots of indoor things that I like to do in the winter and whichever window I look out of I see green - the garden, trees, hills in the distance and lots and lots of birds. As I’m typing this there’s a beautiful male woodpecker on the nut feeder just outside the window 😁. In the summer I just hate it when I can’t go out walking or gardening or visiting beautiful gardens.
