Wonders never cease

 

It has been raining here, gently but steadily, for over 12 hours. You can't imagine how rare that is on the dry side of the state, and in August, unheard of. Unlike Seattle (ho-hum) rain here is an event and the locals are ecstatic. Among other things, it marks the end of the anxious fire season. 

If you are curious about the river, it has gone up about 150 CFS, barely noticeable. 

Of course I forgot to put the lawn sprinklers on rain delay, and woke up to the merry sound of water falling on water. Yes, wasteful, but tomorrow the sun comes back, and won't that be a sight in the clean washed air.

I took Nova up to the barn for chores yesterday, and made a new friend. What a curious and friendly hen, she jumped on the chair and looked me right in the eye, wanting to be petted. Amanda swears she is the reincarnation of her dear old "Lemon."