One of the largest hurdles to getting the garden started; aside from the legalities, logistics, and bureaucracy of the city (which they have been great about helping us navigate through), the uneasiness over whether or not we would find enough people interested in gardening (clearly not a problem, we have an abundance of northern hills green thumbs), the questions over funding for bed and planting materials (who ever has enough money?); was how are we going to get water? Well we are happy to say that yet again the city has stepped up and has provided us not only with water hookups but also free flow (we will do our best to be diligent in its conservative use). But because it was such a worry of ours, and because as I said we are a karma rich bunch, mother nature also heard our call for water and decided to pitch in. And when mother nature goes to work, she doesn't mess around!
Although we are definitely grateful for the rain in general, sometimes you have to wonder what kind of sense of humour mother nature has. Sitting here, ready for the weekend, with my working gloves on, drill in hand (all figuratively speaking, there are still 2 days till the shovel drops) and all I can see in my head is mother nature and karma kicking back and laughing. "They said they wanted water!!!!"
But I'm still hopeful and optimistic that karma and mother nature are just having a laugh, playing with our nerves; especially Joanne's, our fearless leader who has the dubious task of trying to organise the logistics of construction day while the deluge continues. I'm sure she is asking herself "Hmmm...Do we stick with the original box plans, or maybe switch over to building an ark?"
Like I said, or at least meant to say, I'm positive everything will work out fine; rain or shine. A little rain never hurt anyone.
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