Lots of Rain

Monday, April 29, 2024
Hello friends,
              Wow!  What a difference a week makes!  Last week I was bemoaning the teasing of rain in the forecast with nothing to show for it.  This week I am so thankful that it didn’t rain today so that the standing water can soak in.  Oh my!  It started with 3 ¼ inches over two days, and then Saturday night we got a whopping 7 inches!  Our rain gauge holds 8 so it was very full.  Some gauges only hold 5 and they were overflowing.  Our driveway is pretty washed out and a good portion of the gravel is displaced downhill, and ultimately in the road.  The pond by the house is so full!  I haven’t been back to our big pond, but it has a large area of overflow.  I’m hoping the fish didn’t overflow. 
            Two times my phone alerted me of a tornado warning in the area and we considered taking shelter in the basement.  That would be an ordeal for Mom, so we wanted to make sure it was necessary.  Ultimately the tornadoes went south of us, and the potential radar indicated rotation was northwest of us, so we were safe.  We even got the cows milked on Saturday before the storm started.   The grass is growing like crazy, and the cows are happy, so we are happy…