Spent a morning digging around where the buried well was supposed to be, and, miracle of miracles, found it. Now I suppose we have to find someone to see 1) is there water 2) is it any good and 3) how deep it is.
This has taken on a new urgency given the ongoing drought. Still no appreciable rain. Prospects are dire for the corn, wheat and potato crops this year. So it´s just as well that I haven´t made any progress to date on the veg patch.
The weedy mound of infill removed, the pasture is in a lamentable state. Frankly, I despair. And the sward was once so beautiful.
There is a new, unidentified weed. Not many, so I refrained from cutting.
Now that we´re nearing the local fiestas and V has some time off we hope we have some time to enjoy them.
The yellow plant is Mullein, it has herbal uses as well as being very pretty, I planted one earlier this year, plenty of buds but it has yet to bloom. We would love to send you some of our rain, we've had enough now
ReplyDeleteYes the drought is awful this year. I have stopped planting veggies because my soil isn't rich enough to hold the water yet, even with regular watering, it just runs off. The polytunnel is looking good tho. You will get there, it just takes time and muck to get the soil in good heart.
ReplyDeleteAsturias has been dry as well this year but we have had some rain of late and things have picked up a bit. I hope you get rain soon.
ReplyDeleteThey´re predicting rain this week. We´ll see. In the meantime, relatives visiting and more clouds of flies to battle.
ReplyDeleteWe are in the South of Galicia, and our lawn is completely brown, as we stopped watering it in fear of a well drying out. Which it has last week! The well is completely empty. Thank God for the mains. Your patio looks lovely, by the way.
ReplyDeleteCasa15 welcome to the blog! I look forward to your progress on your organic wine and farmhouse. We looked at some houses in the Ribeira Sacra and it´s a lovely corner of the world.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Coco. Regarding this weed, we have it all over the lower garden. It's a bit of a pain, as it is difficult to pull out, and if left, makes a walk around the lawn 'bumpy'. Hope you have not too many despite its herbal uses suggested by another blogger. All the best.
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