Rain, rain....

It just won't quit.  It's been raining for the better part of a week and it's doing it again today.  I will admit that we did need some rain but, enough already!  Given all that, not much has been happening with the garden this week and I am worrying that the bean seeds and potatoes are rotting in the ground.  Too wet and not enough sun and heat for them to sprout.  At least, that's my fear and only time will tell on that.  The radishes are up:

you can see them near the bottom of the picture.  Here's a close-up:

There are tiny little pieces of grass scattered about because Country Boy mowed the lawn... yes, in the rain... so it wouldn't get out of hand.  And we had a bumper crop of dandelions, which he hates, so he had to make them go away before they went to seed and made more of themselves.  I keep telling him to remember that the huge taproot (relatively speaking) that they have pulls nutrients up from deep in the soil for the benefit of all the other things we have growing but it hasn't changed his opinion of them - he just hates them.   So, back to the radish close-up:  the dirt around them almost looks dry because it's cracked, right?  Not so!  That couldn't be farther from the truth.  The ground is so wet that I can't even step into the garden without sinking in farther than I am comfortable with so the photos are actually taken from the very edge of the garden, hence the grass clippings.  In fact, it was even raining lightly when I took the photo.  Beau dog was out there, too, and made the mistake of stepping into the garden - it looked like a horse had walked through it!  Huge, deep, false-horse/doggie footprints were left behind.  He didn't much enjoy the experience, so I don't think he'll do it again.  At least the lilacs are looking lovely......