Thank you, Lord for the rain. It was a blessing from God in heaven.
I took the photos during the thunderstorm and it was a bit scary.
I lost count of how many nights I slept on the floor with no cover and no blanket because it was boiling hot. It was real torture, day and night- not just for humans but also for animals and plants.
After a long suffering of the drought, the rain finally came. Everyone enjoyed the benefits, but there's a downside: when it rains, the electricity gets cut off and the internet connection will be slow as a snail. But still, I am thankful, because when it rains there's a lot of work in the farm especially in the sugarcane and rice fields.
The first thing I did was pull off the stems of camote. Cut them depending on your likings- I cut mine like this. I came back to the same spot that I planted days ago, but the plants had died. I made a small, but not-too-deep hole and put two to three sticks of camote stems in it.
Pro tip: Press the soil firmly around the plant so it has a strong grip on the ground and the plant is sure to grow.
While staying at home, planting became one of my hobbies. Aside from enjoying the moment, it's also away to exercise early in the morning.
I wake up at 7 AM, make my coffee, and relax for a little. I decided to be productive and remembered that the camote in the backyard was dying- it needed to be replanted somewhere. Actually, I've tried planting ☘️ 10 stems the other day, but because the soil was too dry, they ran out of energy and died on the spot. Huhu. I tried my luck again after the rain, and yay, I was happy to see them start to grow.
These are my favorite scenes every morning.
Let me show you, our plants in the backyard. The cucumber was planted by mama. It has flowers, but she feels bad for it because it hasn't grown any fruit yet. She checks it everyday and gets disappointed with the same result. I told her not to think negatively about it- negative thoughts aren't good for the plant. She ask me, 'where did you learn that?' I told her, 'somewhere from the internet' hehehe.
I don't know what 'bisol' is called in English but my sister's bisol were the best because we harvested a lot . After harvesting the bisol, I cut off the root part and dug two holes for them so I can plant as many as I liked. I wanted to plant root crops because I really love to cook them, preferably some desert.
The cute ginger shoots were gone! I mean they were cut off, and I don't know what happened- either the chickens ate them or my siblings accidentally cut them off. My heart is sad. Huhuhu. Thankfully, after three days the stick grew back! Yay!
I planted camote and alugbati- I don't know the English term- sorry, in an old rice sack. The camote is blooming beautifully, but the alugbati is still just surviving on its own. Thankfully, the rain helped them regain strength, and hopefully after a week the alugbati will finally have stems with leaves.
May the rain pour into our lives with blooms of blessings and a renewed strength for every trial we encounter.
Thanks for reading and stopping by! Love lots(◍•ᴗ•◍)❤
Pictures were edited using my Realmi C25s.