Yesterday's rain served us well

I'm happy to announce following my drive over Falls Lake on I-85 the rain replenished quite a bit of water in the lake. We are far from "out of the woods" and there is still more mud and dirt to be seen when crossing the river than water but water is flowing into the lake at a nice clip. In short, it's just what we needed (only we need a lot more of it).

One of the happier moments of today's commute was driving over the small bridge on North Side Road very close to Highway 15 and the I-85 exit. A small "bay" exists here that, at times, has been completely dry and most of the time the bay had a thin, spotty veneer of water atop glistening mud. Today, however, there was quite a bit of water in the "bay" and a stick poking through the water revealed ripples! Yes, rippling water meant flowing water and, dammit all, that's a good thing.

We'll see how the lake looks through the rest of the week. I'll try to snap some pictures Thursday and Friday.