Drowning garden

I took this picture of our little front yard garden plot several weeks ago when the sun made a brief appearance:

Since then we've have record breaking rainfall. You remember the opening pages of 'The Cat and the Hat' book where the kids have their noses pressed to the rainy window? That's what it's been like here. Day in. Day out. I keep waiting for that crazy Cat in the Hat to show up and create some chaos. Nothing would surprise me.

Back to my garden. Near the trellis? Those are peas. Weeks later, they still look the same. If you have a microscope, you might see some tiny spinach, lettuce and carrots sprouting. But unless I can find a massive set of the world's tiniest water wings, everything is just gonna drown. Sheesh.

Tomatoes? Pathetic. Still in their little peat pots on the kitchen window sill. Basil and cilantro? Ditto. Inside, annoyingly breeding little flying bugs. Those Lemon Queen sunflowers? Stubbornly refusing to sprout.

I keep reminding myself that we won't starve if nothing in our garden grows this year. But it's frustrating. I've been hearing this from a lot of my gardening pals. I hear ya! I empathize! This rain sucks. 

OK. Pity party is now over. If any experienced and/or level-headed gardeners would like to share any tips for making it through a soggy, boggy, exceedingly long wet spring -- please share.