I know you all think that I’m probably a little nuts for a)running out in the pouring rain to take pictures and b)blogging about it however, today’s soaking has put Ken and I in a fantastic mood! I don’t like to complain but, boy has it been dry! With every day that has gone by, we have just watched our poor crops wilt in the afternoon heat or just completely come to a halt. So, with today’s rain comes JOY! There is still a little hope to get those pumpkins going, the corn taller, the strawberries, raspberries and blueberries to not give up. There is one small sacrifice though, the force of the rain did knock the last of the ripe raspberries off the canes, as we expected, and our season is now offically finished.
Pumpkins in the background soaking up the rain!
Ruth (Ken’s mom) even called first thing this morning to congratulate us on the great rain we were getting! The whole family tends to watch the radar and frequently check the weather sites as it’s usually the topic of conversation.
Puddles forming on the driveway during one of the beautiful showers today!
Ken is quite happy as we are about to start combining wheat this week and is only to pleased to have to wait a few days to start when ordinarily, he would be itching to get going, he noted that we actually need a rain to help “harden off” of wheat for harvesting.
And lastly, “lake Ken” as we have dubbed it, is full again! (Ok…it’s just the big puddle that was formed by the tires of the big tractor) We never thought we would be so appreciative of water after the spring weather, but here we are, hard to please farmers, happy as ever!
"Lake Ken"