Day Two Hundred Ninety Nine...

IT IS RAINING. It is official, we are tired of the rain. We need the rain, we love the rain, we just want it to rain when it is dark outside and not when we are supposed to be getting our daily doses of Vitamin SUN! A friend of mine today on FaceBook was the third or fourth person recently to complain about the rain. As you will remember, I was WAY AHEAD of the curve in my complaining...at least ten days ago I confessed to appreciating the rain, but wishing it would (like all things should) be a bit more in moderation. It is just like New Orleans or San Francisco...too much of anything is just plain old too much. The lakes are rising nicely, and that is a comfort...to know that we will have drinking water for at least another couple of years, but otherwise, I AM TIRED of it and getting kind of agitated by it all. CRAP!

The car wrecks were pretty evenly distributed between the morning and the afternoon commute...four each way. This morning, I did not even make it to the Interstate before I was stopped because of a wreck (or something, I never did figure it out). On FM 972, just about a mile before the Interstate, there were two fire trucks and two sherriffs cars with lights ablaze but no signs of a fire or a wreck. Since that is a two lane road, it made navigation somewhat challenging. Then on the Interstate there were the usual wrecks in the usual places...same thing on the way home, although traffic did not stop or even slow down for these wrecks...we just kept going and paid no attention.

Since about three o'clock this morning, we have recorded over two and a half inches of rain in the gauge, and the cattle are in water up to their knees...okay, not really, but the ground is totally saturated, and I am not even sure if it is dry in the barn or not. Everything is a muddy mess. Have I mentioned in earlier posts that mud is not something that is found in nature? Mud is a direct result of the interference of man. Mud does not occur naturally. Think about it...

It is supposed to be sunny and warmer tomorrow. It is in the 50's right now, and supposed to go down to the 40's tonight. 70's tomorrow, and more rain later in the week. We may float out of here before it is over.

Do something nice for someone who may not be as fortunate as you, make some small change in your lifestyle that will make our planet a better place, and do not forget to thank someone who does something nice for you. Have Fun!