A Rain Day

After a week of warm sunshine, the weather changed  - broke - last night with torrential rain showers and then an evening of showers and mists and drizzles.  When I got up this morning I couldn't see the valley at all, the far hills were hidden behind a curtain of white mist.  Everything is dripping and wet this morning.  But we needed it; the water butt was down to 30% full and the ground was parched.  (With a gentle pattering roar the rain starts again.) We have been planting vegetable/salad crops; tomatoes, peppers, courgettes, chard, rocket, basil, mixed salad leaves.  The shallots are doing well and will appreciate the rain.   Paul and I were due to go onto the hill this afternoon to chop wood for the winter, but I don't know if that will happen in this rain.