Watering Day

Rainwater system tanks

9:15 am - It's watering day!  It's supposed to be 101 degrees today, so maybe the water will keep us cool.  Since we use rainwater captured off of the house for water, we save that wonderful water for indoor use.  We have a 1500 gallon tank that we have to fill with pond water about once a month during the summer.  There is a pipe and hose system attached to that tank for watering our garden and flowers.  On those 'watering days' when we switch to the pond pump to refill the tank, we also water everything we can reach with a hose!  Liam (my 4 year old son) is outside now watering the herb garden (and the patio). 

herb garden

3:00 pm - Everything has been watered/flooded at least twice now.  The plants are already looking happier!  Liam and I are both wet from various water fights out in the yard.  His favorite game now is for him to pretend that he is a turkey and I'm supposed to lure him out of hiding (with my turkey call) and 'shoot' him with the water hose.  He is also enjoying the assortment of mud holes that have mysteriously popped up out in the flower beds.

10:30 pm - I'm calling this watering day a success - it smells like rain outside.  We've probably moved about 2000 gallons of water from the pond to our tank/garden today.  Now the water has been switched back, so we can use water in the house again without worrying about 'pond water' entering the house!  Now, maybe the temperature will drop and we'll get some rain in the next couple of weeks (I hope I'm not dreaming).