Clean up time


This picture shows Beth and Kenny cleaning up their toys--their smiles belie their reluctance to pick up the mess they made...they're just hamming for the camera. We have had an indoor weekend here in Monticello. The rain started Friday and has barely quit since. I think we have gotten at least 3 inches, and perhaps more than 4 at our house. Some parts of Arkansas have gotten 6 to 8 inches of rain this weekend. Fortunately, most of the state has avoided the icing that other parts of the country have suffered.

As much of a damper on our activities as this has become, it is needed rain following two years of drought. Many reservoirs in the state were dangerously low, and farmers in many places have gotten rather desparate. Even the timber companies have been affected--extended drought has killed many of the pine seedlings they have planted, meaning they have to spend a lot of money to replant them. Hopefully, this year's precipitation will be normal, and we won't have to go through another year of drought and fire.

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