Rain, continued ...

In between the rains I managed to catch this photo of a butterfly that landed on our White Lilac. I love photos like this! This butterfly just gorged itself on the wonderful nectar of all the blooms for a good 10 mins or more.







The rains, as ugly as they can be, just caused the flowers and trees to flourish! Our Azaleas were gorgeous this year! Even through the raindrops and, most times, the rain SHEETS!, the spring flowers bloomed, the trees blossomed, allergies ran rampant *grin* but all in all it seemed like a beautiful tropical jungle with color all around the farm.

Ahhhhh, the sweet day of getting new toys! 'Papa' John FINALLY got his tractor and couldn't wait to set it to work. More rain yesterday when it arrived but that was no deterrant (until he hit water just a foot below the surface of the ground level!) Our community service young man and John spent considerable time getting used to the new tractor. It certainly will help around this farm! There are plenty of rocks and stumps left to remove; new fencing to go in; the barn needs to be raised up and new footings and floors put down; paddocks to be cleaned and scraped and new ones built ... methinks the inside of the house will never be finished at this rate! *hahahaha*

Now, if the rains would only hold off for a few weeks ...