No activity yet from The Little House sump pump. This, even after a multi-million dollar rain that began Tuesday and ended Friday. Perhaps conditions are drier than I realized so the ground can absorb the moisture. It was a gentle rain over three days, slow enough to penetrate the soil, and maybe 2" total. Perfect timing, too, before field work has begun.
There was flock of bluebills, scaup, on the little pond this morning, stopping for a bit on their trek north. Snow geese passed through a month ago. A slough held a few pelicans back from the south. A mostly submerged log was crowded with painted turtles sunning themselves after their long winter's nap. To me, these are all signs that summer must be coming, though I'm not putting the snow shovels away yet. How easily the winter passed in The Little House is a bit surprising but I'm grateful.
Field work next week? Stay tuned.
Takk for alt,
Al
1 comment:
Glad you are seeing bluebills. They were much more common fifty years ago, I think.
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