barbhendee

Around here, J.C. sort of handles the outdoor "hardware," and I handle all the plants and flowers. Usually, this is pretty equitable.

Last year, I suggested that we try using some rain barrels.

This sounded like an "easy" and fun idea at the time. The reality of setting up a usable rain barrel turned out to be a tad more complicated for J.C. than I realized.

I'm sure most of you men out there can relate to the wife making a "fun" suggestion of this nature.

But J.C. set to work. He ordered two barrels that already had the bottom spouts drilled in. He bought little sheaths that go onto the gutters to guide the rain into tubes . . . and then he started sawing into our gutters. He bought tubes and fixtures. He set up proper "over flow" lines. He bought bricks and prepped spaces . . . and I started regretting that I'd ever suggested this grand idea in the first place.

But he got them all set up. Here in Oregon, they really have been awesome. Today, we emptied out some old water and carried them to the curb and washed out any old sediment, and then he set them back up for us.




Here's a different angle:




And just for fun, here's a shot of the far right side of the garden:




But I just love those rain barrels. They are pretty handy.