Meanwhile...

Back in Illinois, we had 5" of rain between Wednesday morning and Thursday afternoon. On Thursday, we awoke to lakefront property, complete with geese swimming in the hay field.

The flooded field

By the time I got home from work, however, the waters had gone back down over most of our land. The piece to the south is still underwater. Last summer, I said I'd never complain about the rain, but it would be okay with me if it stopped for a little while now. Still, I'm glad that last summer was not the beginning of a 10-year drought like the Dust Bowl.