Signs

Signs

It's a rotten summer. Cold, wet and relentless. Earlier in the year (March), after a 2 day downpour, there was a sudden die-off of all the plants. Everything from the grass to the trees and bushes all suddenly died off, with their leaves turning brown and whole plants perishing in many instances. They still haven't recovered.

I remember a very similar thing occured in 2007. A storm came and almost immediately afterwards, the trees and grass all became burnt and shrivelled. There followed a terrible summer.

It seems that this formula is repeating itself this year. I can't claim to understand the mechanics of it. Maybe the plants know that there's a bad summer ahead, or perhaps some sort of acidic content in the rain kills off plant life and this in turn effects the weather (we are still quite ignorant of how vegetation effects the weather, though it's an area of increasing interest).

Either way, I am now going to watch for this "sign" in future.