Really Grand

Probably entirely due to me making the second rain barrel, the spring rains showed up. Five inches poured down on all my new plantings, washing some lovely soil away.

For the first time this year, the Grand River got out of its banks. It crested and went back down, but these rain cycles seem to quickly repeat themselves.  All that water has to go someplace, and some goes up.

The fields on the other side of the river had lots of standing water, not quite a big lake. The lazy river cuts across, finding the shorter route, as rivers are wont to do.

Beau and I couldn't get down to the river at our place, on account of the river being backed up across the path. There is too much poison ivy in the woods to go another way. We often walk down the road to the bridge, which is the sissy way to see the river. Sometimes, a vehicle passes by.

Chilly and rainy days are making the tomato plants look really miserable. More rain is on tap for the days ahead. I'm emptying the excess rain into the old cistern, giving it both barrels.