It's raining!..... again.... or perhaps that should be 'still'. It started on Monday afternoon while I was outside working. Managed to get one fence post set and, since it was a corner post, the brace rail as well. Not an easy task as it was over in the area we worked at clearing out this last Saturday, so there were plenty of tree roots to cut through and the actual corner post is a 8" dia. black walnut tree that happened to be in exactly the right place. So it took a little longer to get everything up and cross braced and hooked in. But it was all done in the end and it looks like it will work out fine. The worst case will be if the tree grows to large, to fast, or dies, but either one can be handled as needed.
   The worst problem was that it started raining that afternoon and really hasn't stopped since then. I did however use the time inside, and the fact that it was cold again, to put a big pork roast in the oven. It, along with some skillet browned potatoes and roasted brussel sprouts with slivered almonds and a honey glaze, came out hot and perfect, just in time for dinner with Rima. Later on Monday night the thunder and lightning were spectacular, with at least one blast that touched down somewhere in the near vicinity of the house. It's probably a good thing that it was rainy and wet out there but the storm still managed to blow the power out for at least a little bit of time over night.
    It rained pretty much all day yesterday too. I tried to go outside for a little while in the afternoon, but even though I was out for about an hour it was just too wet and dreary to do much of anything. I spent most of the day watching news shows on the computer, reading the comics and doing crossword puzzles. It wasn't a very exciting day.
    Today is gearing up to be more of the same, though right now the rain has slowed down some and it is almost sunny outside. I'm looking out the kitchen window and watching two ground hogs sitting side by side on an old stump. They look like two old people sitting on a bench in the park still in love and still holding hands. Seems like my idea of capturing the 'one' I thought we had and transporting it far, far away isn't going to happen any time soon. I'm guessing that we will soon see little feet pattering all over the place and then I'll need to worry about how to get rid of a dozen of the pests, instead of just one. :)
    In the mean time; I think I'll finish up here, get some shoes on and head outside to see what is going on out in the great big world.


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