No, the headline has nothing to do with the rain that's been pouring down on us the last 48 hours. Once upon a time, about six days ago, we actually had hot and sunny weather.
And if you're a kid, is there any better turn-lemons-to-lemonade solution for hot and humid conditions than hooking up the sprinkler to the end of the garden hose, slipping into a swimsuit, and then going wild.
For whatever reason, the kids didn't want to just run through the sprinkler. They wanted to grab shovels, hockey sticks and anything else that could be used to divert the chilly stream of water. When the neighbor boys heard what the kids had planned, they quickly ran home to change into swimsuits and join us.
A sign that we need to clean our garage: it took at least ten minutes to locate the sprinkler. But if the laughter and shrieks from the kids were any indicator, the wait was totally worth it.
I can't help but look at these pictures and sigh. We now have standing water in our front yard and it's supposed to continue to rain all day. But how nice - and fleeting - as it was, the hot spell was a great unofficial kick-off for summer.
Dad just said to write back and say, "We always have standing water in our back yard." Ha, hs. Isn't he so clever.
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, our extreme rain started at supper time last night, and so far we've had over 3 1/2 inches of that lovely wet stuff. So far our lower level is just fine, thankfully. And we DO have "extra" standing water in our back yard down by the lake. And we also are to have more rain most of the day. Conveyor belt rain, as our weather guys call it.