We have several uneven spots in our main yard which during wet periods, accumulate water to form puddles. Whenever the rain lets up I often place a seed tray or pot plant that needs watering in them to a) soak up some of the water. b) give my seedlings sufficient water by osmosis without ‘drowning’ them. Then popping them back in the germination shed after a five minute soak.
At present our eclectic collective of puddles are threatening to become one large one covering the entire yard. Because by my and Met Eirann’s observations, it’s a much wetter than average start to the year. Now according to weather lore this should mean a warmer wetter Summer ahead, but not always. Weather lore (by it’s very definition) is not an exact science. One of the things you can rely on is that you can’t rely on folklore alone. And I haven’t been here long enough to get a proper handle on local weather patterns. All I can say is that it’s very Atlantic.
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From where I stand, …ologies are not exact sciences. They look more like a mix of science and a more subjective form of study.
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Certain branches of hard science are under a great deal of covert political pressure, certainly. Meteorology in particular, which is why the weatherman is so often wrong. Geology by contrast, I count with other hard sciences like physics and chemistry.
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I hope it isn’t your yard subsiding gently
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I too hope not. Although given the amount of rain we’ve been having I wouldn’t be surprised.
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