6/6/14 Cats and Rain. We have had a non-stop downpour for two-and-a-half hours (so far) and my hill is washing down my hill. I put all my water buckets out and finally put my wheelbarrow out, too, to collect all that gorgeous rainwater. "Second day rain" (from the buckets) is my secret to more flowering. Nature is so cool! I was working in the yard and sweating out of most of my pores just before the rain (probably 99.8% humidity and about 83 degrees) and here comes my cat Sugartoes calling to me. He lures me around to the back of the house and cries at "his" door into "his" room. So, I let him in and stepped into the kitchen door to get a sip of water and outdoors started pouring and went black like night at 3:00 p.m. Cats always know! He's my alarm for going to the basement in tornado weather because he gets very vocal when the air pressure changes. So, I am a grateful cat mom for the heads up!

UPDATE: five and three-quarter hours of rain, with one good pause! I'm guessing we might be at 5-7 inches. Get ready Georgia!