So funny, we were in WV last week, left on Tuesday. It was so nice up on top of the New River Gorge, down in the 50's when we got up. The veggie gardens were just coming up, no produce yet. I was telling my Aunt that here the large tomatoes are already finished and that there is very little to be grown now until September. She said their tomatoes, corn, beans, etc. don't start harvesting until late July/August. So as soon as we left they got slammed with that storm, I wonder how the gardens are doing now, will they have to start all over or just give up? When we got back a lot of my plants in pots were dead so obviously we didn't get enough rain. Yesterday we got almost 2 inches, so we start all over again. I think I'd rather deal with it here than to have what they just had.

Trust me, the people of WV do not give up. They are as tough as old shoe leather. I have people in WV, appalachian to the core. They are resilient, and they will replant that garden and dare Mother Nature to mess with it again.

I wish we could save and send water to dry areas. We are FINALLY getting to dry out. It's been weeks since I have had to water grass and I have been worried my plants that do not like wet feet would get root rot.

Jeez... I spoke too soon, it's POURING now!

It's pouring here right now; coming down in buckets! I love the sound of rain.

We got a nice rain last night, and everything looks happy this morning.