It's Raining, It's Pouring...

It's been over two weeks of rain, breaks a day or two, some hours or more here and there. The land is saturated and the rock in the middle of the pond, where the male Mallard likes to rest, has been submerged for well over a week. A Bhutanese student of mine asked if summer was the rainy season. Not normally, I replied, but these are not normal times. The temps have also been below normal. The tomatoes are struggling, but the other plants are doing well, so far.
Last week, three days in a row, a young bear came to feast on the acorns in the frontyard.

Spring Temps

We have had some hot days, but mostly it's been cooler than last spring. This is largely a non-scientific observation as I haven't been recording the exact temps each day and night. I would have to ask my brother-in-law for that data. He's been recording the night temperature for a number of years now and says the average temps have steadily increased, most notably in the winter.
But our PSNH bills says the average temp last year at this time was about 10 degrees higher. It could be why the tomatoes are not doing well, they simply have gotten a bit too cold in the morning, despite my best efforts at protecting them.
On the other hand, the peas are doing well this year.
Wildlife sightings this week: the female merganser duck flew off when I surprised her yesterday. I saw a garter snake slithering beneath the dry grass by the pond. The Tansy flowers seem to be everywhere this year and the daisies and other wildflowers have populated most of the open areas on the property.