Our First Rain!

Tink. Tink. Tink.  Upon getting ready to go to the barn for chores last night, the first drops of rain began hitting the skylights over the kitchen.  It was so refreshing to hear that sound!  After dealing with snow all winter long, how nice it is to be hearing the steady patter of rain.  Our snow had already begun to melt, and with the rain pelting down upon the drifts and plowed piles, they began to slowly dwindle, losing some of their dingy appearance.

Pulling on the knee-high rubber boots, it was almost like being a kid again!  Heading outside, I had to stomp and splash my way down to the barn.  Following the rivulets down the driveway, it was fun to find places where the water had dammed up and break upon a passageway for the flow to continue to find its way down the hill.  As much as I hate having water in the horse barn, just the sight of puddles beginning to form in the doorway didn't bother me a bit.  Our horse barn sits on a sidehill, so whenever we have a snowmelt, the water seems to find its way in the north door, and following a channel that I faithfully dig every year, it passes directly under the saddle rack, under the wall, and on its merry way!

Already the thoughts are running through my head:  which jobs to tackle outside first.  Haul from the manure pile, start putting fencing supplies together for the area that needs patching, or cleaning up the soggy grain that accumulated around the corn crib as we ground feed all winter.  The list goes on and on.  But, just knowing that things are beginning to loosen up with the snow melt, I find my mind quickly filling in, just as the puddles are, with another long list of "to do" items and projects here around the farm.