Happy April 5! Snow is still banked and covering my yard, although the recent rains are helping it melt. It has been an odd, odd winter, which is why I am going to HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you disconnect your rainbarrels in the autumn in preparation for upcoming winters.
I am so excited to…let the runoff from the melted snow on my roof…that ran into my barrel…that froze in my barrel…that froze SOLID in my barrel in April…thaw so I can use it to start to…water my spring flower beds that are tucked up close to the house…that were deprived of snow and moisture this winter. I'm getting those soaker hoses out and ready.
I can only imagine you are eager to get dirt under your nails also and start your seeds, or start watching for those first little green indicators that spring is really really going to happen this year. The robins are here, spring has to be close behind.
Meanwhile, here are a few fun rainwater facts I thought you might enjoywhile you wait with me :
1. The umbrella was originally invented to protect people from the hot sun.
2. Rain starts off as ice or snow crystals at cloud level.
3. Rain that freezes before it hits the ground is known as frozen rain.
4. Rain is recycled water that evaporated from our world’s lakes, rivers, oceans, seas etc
5. Rain drops can fall at speeds of about 22 miles an hour.
6. Light rain is classified as being no more then 0.10 inches of rain an hour.
7. Heavy rain is classified as being more then 0.30 inches of rain an hour.
8. Rain drops range in size from 0.02 inches to about .031 inches.
9. Louisiana is the wettest state in the U.S, which receives an annual rainfall of 56 inches.
10. Rain drops do not fall in a tear drop shape, they originally fall in the shape of a flat oval.
Remember, this blog is open for questions, comments, or an opportunity for you to share experiences you have had with your rain barrel, with using rain water, or in anything else in helping the rest of us be better patrons of Mother Earth. We can all learn from each other.
Eager to hear from you!
Jeannie
I am so excited to…let the runoff from the melted snow on my roof…that ran into my barrel…that froze in my barrel…that froze SOLID in my barrel in April…thaw so I can use it to start to…water my spring flower beds that are tucked up close to the house…that were deprived of snow and moisture this winter. I'm getting those soaker hoses out and ready.
I can only imagine you are eager to get dirt under your nails also and start your seeds, or start watching for those first little green indicators that spring is really really going to happen this year. The robins are here, spring has to be close behind.
Meanwhile, here are a few fun rainwater facts I thought you might enjoywhile you wait with me :
1. The umbrella was originally invented to protect people from the hot sun.
2. Rain starts off as ice or snow crystals at cloud level.
3. Rain that freezes before it hits the ground is known as frozen rain.
4. Rain is recycled water that evaporated from our world’s lakes, rivers, oceans, seas etc
5. Rain drops can fall at speeds of about 22 miles an hour.
6. Light rain is classified as being no more then 0.10 inches of rain an hour.
7. Heavy rain is classified as being more then 0.30 inches of rain an hour.
8. Rain drops range in size from 0.02 inches to about .031 inches.
9. Louisiana is the wettest state in the U.S, which receives an annual rainfall of 56 inches.
10. Rain drops do not fall in a tear drop shape, they originally fall in the shape of a flat oval.
Remember, this blog is open for questions, comments, or an opportunity for you to share experiences you have had with your rain barrel, with using rain water, or in anything else in helping the rest of us be better patrons of Mother Earth. We can all learn from each other.
Eager to hear from you!
Jeannie
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