The rain, the rain, the rain

The rain has come every week since sometime in December. It is the strangest thing, and the garden loves it. Peas are popping up in the raised beds. The staghorn fern is flourishing. My camellia is blooming.

I know it can't last, but I love it. It was 85 and sunny yesterday, but there is rain forecast for the weekend. I was so delighted with the weather that I bought a new camella on Saturday and we planted it against the back fence. It is the same color as the one above, but with a larger flower. Shell pink. Dorothy James was the variety. I think the one I already had was called Tiny Star. There are so many kinds.