Compare and Contrast

This is the back yard on Sunday, April 29, 2007:

Compared with April 11:

The girls, along with a neighbor lad, spent a fair amount of time in the back creating and disposing of water balloons. I was out as much as I could spare. It had rained a lot the night before, with plenty of early morning thunder, but that was all gone in the morning, leaving the ground wet and unfit to mow. Then the temps climbed into the mid-70s. Just about ideal, I'd say. Enough rain, but you get to lounge around on your deck too.