Cool and Wet days

We brought the "boys" back from pasture and will keep them in their own little spot until they need to go to work later in June.  As you can see it has been raining again.  It's been a rainy, cool week.  We didn't work cattle this week due to the rain.  The yards are all muddy too.

We've been working on fixing the fences of the summer pastures.  The deep snow always damages the fences.  This is the lush green tunnel on the way to the north pastures.  There are always deer,  rabbits and birds to watch for along the way.

We have a lot of Meadowlarks.  They are so pretty with their yellow breasts and black V ties.  They have a distinctive melodious song.

I'm a cloud watcher.  The sky is always changing.  We've seen a lot of rain clouds this week.  There haven't been any rainbows, because the sun has not been shining.

Some of the clouds weren't very friendly looking either.  No tornados here tho.  I have been praying for the people of Joplin this week.    What a mess a tornado can make in a matter of minutes, as we well know from our neighbors place last summer.

The people in Central South Dakota need your prayers too.  The Missouri River flows through the towns of Pierre (the state capital) and Ft. Pierre.  They are preparing for flooding caused by letting water pass through the Oahe Dam on the river.   Snow thaw and rain from Montana and North Dakota are contributing to the problems. 

Michelle had this week off before she starts her new nursing job.  She was going to help us, but returned to the Pierre area to help friends with sand bagging and moving their personal property.   One of her very good friends lives in a beautiful home near the river and the future does not look good for their home.  No one is quite sure what will happen as they release more and more water this next week.  

Are there more natural disasters now or are we just more aware of them?  What a year it has been so far!