Now at noon, the rain has stopped and it looks as though we may get a little sunshine to welcome the first day of summer.
Those of us here at the lake can compare our measurements for Thursday and Friday, following some big rains. Our rain gauge shows 2.3" since yesterday aft, including an afternoon rain of 1.3" and a morning rain today of 1".
Danny measures 1.75; Gail down the road reports 1.8" All in all---lots of rain in 24 hours. Pier sections haven't started floating yet, but it's interesting (scary?) to see how close the lake level is getting to the bottoms of established piers.
We know weather forecasters are not always accurate, but the predictions are for more rain tonight through Sunday. We'll watch and see.
And, of course, the first day of summer is also the longest day of the year. John Bates says we'll have 15 hours and 45 minutes of daylight. Enjoy! Because you know the flip side is that starting tomorrow, the sun will rise one minute later, and our days will gradually get shorter. As John B. asks in his column, "How can it be the summer solstice? Didn't the ice just go off the lakes?"
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