Welcome Rain

Late last month we had

some much needed rain.

It rained so hard it was creating

it's own fireworks display 

just above the picnic table.

During the last weekend of March

the rain was so heavy that the lake

was rising almost three feet a day.

Dock workers couldn't keep up

with the the rising waters to keep

the marinas accessible.

The lake level today is just 16 feet below crest.

That  didn't seem possible just a few weeks ago

since our winter was so dry.  The lake was 

down to 57 feet below crest.

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It's raining again this week.

We're loving it.

  I wonder why the houseboat owners

named their boat 'Compromise'?

If this was their compromise ~

I wonder just what their other choices were.

In between rain storms,

we've been working on our

spring time chores.

We are mandated to keep a 150 feet

fire break clearance around our home.

So it's that time to 

burn debris, and rake leaves away

from fencing and around the home.

We leave most of the fall leaves on the ground

until spring time to help control

soil erosion, since we live on a hillside.

Monday I raked, burned downed tree limbs

and leaves,

and then fertilized the outdoor potted plants

with a stinky liquid fish fertilizer.

It was kind of smelly around here,

something like smoked fish...

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