Even though our immediate area has so far escaped the
terrible flooding experienced elsewhere in Texas; we have certainly had an unusually wet spring.
All our streams and creeks are flowing swiftly.
The golf course is closed until the cart trails are clear
and the ground is not so soggy.
For the first time in many years the flood gates on our
series of dams have been opened creating currents so dangerous the lakes have
been closed for recreational purposes.
Several
of our low water crossings have flooded resulting in city street and state
highway closures. After our terrible drought, I promised that I would not
complain about the rain. I will say,
however, that I’ve really enjoyed our brief moments of sunshine.
There are still lots of baby birds around. Swallows have once again built a nest over our front door. This little guy does not appear to be at all amused by my presence. But then, I'm very unamused by the mess he's making on my porch.
We also are having a lot of snake activity. These two were seen this week along my usual
walking route.
A Master Naturalist friend tells me this is a harmless rat
snake.
My husband is pretty sure this one is harmless as well. I don’t intend to test either theory out.
Somehow I ended up serving on two Guild committees. I’ve enjoyed working with my friends on the
donation quilt and a program for our August meeting, but it’s left me with very
little time to sew.
I managed to
finish this project from the April Karen Eckmeier workshop on her Happy
Villages technique.
