Rain and rainy days.

Yesterday it was cloudy with sunny intervals and showers, today it is rainy all day.While I was at work thinking about the rain, I took a few pictures yesterday and today.

If I take this year into account, it was extremely dry.
Except for a good rain in May, the rest of the year was quite dry.
I would rather say the consequences of that are, many plants are dried and you are fried
Also the consequences of that are spending more time in the garden and a great commitment to watering and maintaining the garden
So that the plants can survive the dry period.
Although this region falls under the temperate continental climate, in the summer it happens that there is no rain for two months
If it does happen, it is something small
Or we are increasingly experiencing supercell storms with strong wind and rain, but it lasts a day or two.

I generally don't do anything in the rain, unless it's pouring and I have something to do.
I coordinate my work before and after the rain.
And when it rains, we rest.

During the summer we really lack rain for the plants.
I live in the plains and I have my own source. So I use a pump to extract the water I need for watering and household purposes.
This year and next year I plan to install a drip irrigation system.
It saves me a lot of time and the water is not wasted.
I don't have any infrastructure for collecting rainwater
Although I have a few gutter pipes that go down. Only one of them has a larger barrel, about 70 liters.
And I move it often.
And even that barrel is not enough for the front garden to be watered in the summer months.
I'm thinking about it, but my gutters are close to the driveway. So it's inconvenient for me to do it in a good way.

There is a lot of useful data on the official website of the Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia. So you can also find the amount of precipitation by month.
I made a screenshot of the amount of precipitation in October over the years.
You will see how much oscillation there is over the years.
And there are two more pictures of the amount of precipitation in Serbia during 2025. I live in the northern part of our country near Novi Sad. According to those maps, we are only 75% of the average for the whole country.

• The image is a screenshot of the page https://www.hidmet.gov.rs/data/agro/mesec.pdf

Precisely because of the fluctuations in rainfall, since sometimes the rain can be excessive. I have several small channels in the yard for rainwater drainage and on the street we have a large channel in front of the house for collecting and draining rainwater.
And believe me, there have been situations when that channel was full.

And since today is a rainy day, then we will rest, maybe watch a movie as a family.
Although I am waiting for the rain to stop, I need a neighbor to come and prepare the soil. part of the garden for winter sowing.
Since I am working part by part, he uses a motor cultivator to prepare the soil.

Thanks for reading.
Until next time.
Stay healthy.
Markone85