Rain in June!

I didn't notice it initially, but now I'm seriously wondering if I missed a memo. It feels like April - what with all the showers. Don't get me wrong, I'll take cool showers over hot sticky summer days anytime. It's just strange and I have two complaints:





1. After 3 years of being an only child/plant - my African Violet had to make room for a bunch of new herbs this spring. My reasoning is that I like to cook with fresh herbs, I don't like to pay $3.99 to buy a few cut sprigs from the grocery store, and plants are good. After setting up the plants, dealing with the cats wanting to eat them (and then throw them up), realizing that my 3 season porch facing South doesn't really get sun due to the surrounding trees, and remembering to water them, not over-watering them and remembering they are there - I get to report that there is one plant left. My oregano died within the first week. The chives limped along for a good showing of a month or so but they died. The rosemary and thyme looked like they could endure - being hearty enough, but alas the rosemary was declared dead this morning at oh-seven-hundred hours. The thyme is all that's left, for now. I am currently blaming this failure to keep plants alive on the weather - there not being any sun for quite awhile. But, honestly, I'm slowly remembering why I've had a fairly plant free adult life - I have trouble keeping plants alive. At least the cats are doing well.





2. Second, why do people feel the need to be obnoxiously self centered and use a giant golf umbrella to walk around the crowded streets of downtown Boston? It's a GOLF umbrella, used on golf courses (or sometimes they're red sox umbrellas, but same principle). Use a normal umbrella like everyone else - it's just water, so if you get a little bit on you, unless you're the wicked witch of the east (or was it the west?), nothing will happen.





In other news, I'm a little worried about my weekend plans - specifically, I had my heart set on some strawberry picking. If it's not pouring, I'll still be out there getting my stash of fresh berries - I read June is the month for Massachusetts and strawberries.