Rain, rain

Since I emptied the rain gauge this morning, we've gotten another two inches and it's still raining. So, the weatherguys are pretty good when it comes to what's going to happen in the next few hours. Next time I visit Johnny's Super, I'll have to remember to check the rain board. They've got a whiteboard up on the ice freezer by the front door and they keep track of the precipitation: last year total, last year at this time, total so far this year. I love living in a little town where the weather is not just a topic of conversation, it's a feature of the local store.

The chickens have no use for the rain. They gave up on hanging out under the shelter by midafternoon and had put themselves away in the coop. When I went out there just now to lock them up, they were all very curious and active, unlike most days so far. Usually when they've retired to the coop, they're ready to be asleep and can't be bothered to cluck at me when I come inside to check on the feed and water.

The creek hasn't risen any more, at least not so you'd notice. A neighbor's tree did fall over this morning, right across the driveway. When Aoibheall and Peaches were taking off to go grocery shopping, whoops, there's a tree across the driveway. Soon enough, a neighbor showed up with a chainsaw and everybody stood around talking about the tree while he turned it into movable logs. We all heaved and, snap, the tree was out of the driveway.

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