So far, August’s monsoon storms have been quite impressive. A total of .55″ to date. More than half of the rain came during last Friday’s sudden downpour.
Here are the results from my neighborhood, starting with the street flooding at 3rd Avenue and Flores Drive…
The downpour was preceded by a windstorm, which pushed this recycling bin half a block away from where it was sitting along Seneca Street…
The street flooding has an annoying habit of ending up in my neighbor’s front yard and driveway. She hosted a December 2012 Watershed Management Group workshop to address this problem.
Looks like her water harvesting basins are working as they should. The branches are from a July tree-trimming project…
The excess runoff drains back to the street…
Here’s Timothy, doing the good neighbor thing and returning that bin to its proper residence…
Uh-oh. Trouble south of 3rd Avenue. Easement is full of flood water…
Neighbors have been talking about how to keep this valuable resource from escaping. Should we try streetside water harvesting basins and traffic circle gardens? Stay tuned…
I’ve previously posted about the end of the mesquite pod harvest. Well, not so fast. These soggy beans have another job to do. They’re going to heat up my compost pile, and that will speed the decomposition process…
What’s another cool thing about rainy weather? You can see how it’s making your garden grow!
