Rain glorious rain

It's raining. Again. Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful that I live in a part of the country that doesn't have drought problems. But my plants need sun right now! We move into our new abode the last weekend of May and spent a week unpacking, after which I immediately had to go out of town for a week on a business trip. Needless to say, it was late June before I got seeds in the ground, and even later when I realized I needed to put in plants to even have a chance. Oh, and did I mention my native soil is AWFUL?? It's clay and rock. But still, I didn't want to forgo an opportunity to just get something in the ground and at least see what happens. Not a great strategy, but after 12 years of living in the city and finally having some land to call our own, I was desperate! So I stuck (I mean planted) some lovely heirloom vegetable and fruit seeds in the ground, half expecting a miracle. And no, I didn't get it. Not even half of my seeds came up, and those that did show greenery but no fruit. A little depressing, but not at all surprising. So I was hoping (which we all know won't grow a garden any better!) for a sunny August to make up for my lateness in planting. Well, at least they won't grow thirsty. And summers not quite over. A miracle could still happen! (And when I win the lottery I'll let you know...!)