More water

I thought I had jinxed the storm yesterday afternoon by letting the horses into their stalls early as it looked very threatening over the Stronghold. Thankfully, Mom must not have been watching me and we got more than 0.5 inches out of it. There were a number of storms during the night with lots of lightening and thunder, and by 5 am it was still dark. I generally don't lolligag in the morning, but it was wonderful lying in bed with the windows open, listening to some gentle rain.

So there is water in the Playa and water in the pond. Our perimeter creeks ran heavily and diverted the majority of the water into the watering hole. The spadefoot toads there have come to life and are croaking for all they are worth: there's lots to be done before the pond dries up again. I could hear the bleating of one of them a mile away on our belated morning walk, he sounded like a lamb.

Emma could not resist running through puddles and even Shawna got into the act. All three horses rolled, so for a day or two it will be Mud City here. Good thing it's water soluble. Then again, there's more rain in the forecast. Bring it on!