Mud, followed by more mud, is the weather prediction for today in mud season. I walked down to the garden and can now see patches of ground peeking through the snow. This is the blackberry row and the apple trees on the lower end. How long do you think it will be before we can plant? Hello Spring! Meltdown has begun, with the introduction of warmer temperatures. I know it is practically ridiculous of me to complain when so many are losing everything, farm and ranch to intense flooding across the midwest but…. my little self still wants to moan and say, It’s a pain;
GOOSHEY knee deep mud!
As the snow starts to melt into a much thinner level each day, little rivers trickle down the hill. Trickle, trickle into natural bog areas. Out of necessity, each town trip becomes a journey put off to the last minute and combined with others to decrease the number of times up and down the hill. Each rut made becomes its own little stream.
When, getting up the driveway involves real work for the Subaru and chains are needed on the tractor, things are serious.
- Propane delivery is impossible.
- UPS walks up the driveway to deliver an important package.
- The dog smiles walking in with brown legs instead of white.
- You realize your whole house is now a mudroom.
- So, why clean?
It’s funny, this happens every year for half a month or a whole month. I think, man we got to buy truckloads of gravel and fix this. But, that gets put off later when the roads allow heavy trucks on the road again.
I’ve got an idea, maybe I should contact the Spokane Wastewater Management people and ask them to help take care of this problem for us. We are only 38 miles from the city, that should be an easy fix for them, you think? Or, is it just not a good idea to ever involve the authorities in solving real-life issues? Our taxes are high enough already with no services. Un Huh.
The painter in me still loves the promise of those great bright greens, as things begin to spring up next! Check out last year’s post. We have little starts planted all around the house getting ready to put the garden in below when we are able to quit sinking into middle earth with every step we take.