No Rain

The weather has been so dry this summer that I thought of how useful this barrel is.  We bought it late last summer during a hot dry August.

We paid ninety dollars for it, but I noticed that Lowe's now has them for eighty dollars.  It comes with connections to fit it to the downspout.  It does great under the corner of our screened porch.

It has a place to connect a hose, but we usually just put a bucket on the concrete block. It is surprising how much water collects from just a small shower.  Since we are on city water, this rain collector is really great for us.