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Rain rain and even more rain

12/12/2010

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MJ  ( Fox 13) was right, I had my ear plugs in ( pneumatic strength)...Greg snores a storm and even through the earplugs I knew there was a REAL storm outside.  The rain didn't pitter patter on the window pane, it pounded on the deck, it battered the windows and the wind chimes were playing the orchestra !! By the early dawn light we knew we had trouble, no sleepy Sunday, no lazy weekend for us, the pond had breeched its banks and the farm road was a roaring river, the little creek running through the fields had white water falls and Destinys field looked like an extension of the pond. Destinys nose poked out of her shelter, warm and dry in her stall, wrapped up in a snug blanket she didn't look like she had any enthusiasm for being turned out without water wings or a a rubber ring. Hassan ( the terrorist) turned his nose into the corner of his stall...dont try putting that headcollar on me, I can't swim ! Bran tried to stay in the truck....thanks for the offer but I'd seriously like to decline.....I'll stay in here. Molly Moo and Dolly turned their butts into the wind and rain and the sheep stayed hidden at the back of the barn...if we stay out of sight we may be out of mind and he wont send us out into the rain...wonder if we'll still get fed ? Danielle and Alissia the kid goats breathed a sigh of relief and Lamb Chop, Daisy May and Macho contentedly settled down to chew their cud in the warmth of the nursery pen. No such luck for Greg and I, we scurried from pen to pen, the chicken coops were a mass of feathers clucking and crowing, every bird crammed into nest boxes or crowding perches, stepping over and through wet feathered bodies, nothing or no body wanted to go out into the rain...but we had to !! Greg got out the big boys toys, the farm road was under water, an excuse to play with the tractor, an excuse to splash in the puddles and an excuse to make a mess in the name of flood prevention !! There I was, doing my best to stay dry, not mudded up and desperately hard ... to stay "un frizzy" and there was Greg with a big smile on his face forging dykes and ditches in the rain. Sometimes I think there is a little boy still in the man !!! Well, it's time for bed, it was a long day and it's still raining, maybe more of the same tomorrow, take care, God Bless, M
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