After hemming and hawing for that last couple of months after my trusty old glass rain gage shattered in a very heavy thunderstorm, I finally got a new one ordered and installed to replace it. As befitting an old fart Grandpa that wears bifocals, it’s got Ezy read numbers. (and for those in LA, yes it measures inches).
In a bit of deja vu, we are again expecting another round of severe weather with heavy rain and possible 70mph/110kmh winds or tornados late this afternoon and night time.
After my father died I took ownership of a rain gauge that he had. It’s now my most prized possession in my garden. I’d be devastated if it broke.
/Over sharing to Internet strangers.
It’s fine to share such things.
About heirlooms. You cannot buy an heirloom to hand down no matter how much you spend. Heirlooms are made, not purchased. And I’ve been party to plenty of discussions about such things. People thinking that their kids, or more likely, their Grandchildren will truly appreciate some expensive thing they want to buy for them to inherit. That’s not the case. What becomes an heirloom are those things they see you use regularly and build memories together with. And it can be something as simple and wonderful as a rain gage. A heirloom is merely a talisman that evokes the memories that matter.
So check that rain gage with pride! And remember!