Ruthie's Corner

A little rain helps plants, animals, and life in general thrive. Most of the western half of the country has been in a massive drought for many years. These recent storms in Colorado are a huge relief for the drought stricken area. However they do pose some other issues. On of the biggest we are seeing now is the flooding and the damage caused by that. In Victor a large pond formed next to the Phantom Canon road. The rains led to a large sink hole on the other side of the road, which does have old mining tunnels under it, which at night someone drove into the sink hole. Further down the Phantom the road is closed do to getting washed out by the creek. Also many rock slides have fallen on the road. On the bright side, ponds, reservoirs, lakes, and rivers are filling up leading to great fishing. Also the springs that have been dry for so many years are flowing like never before. The grass is green and with the few days of partial sun we have gotten is wonderful for the cows, horses, and...

Today I had a spare minute, where I was waiting for a call back and had finished some work early. I wrote a letter to a friend, watered the plants, and went out to plant some seeds in a flower garden. Now before I did all this silly work (that is the phrased used in the family) I was on edge something was driving me crazy. I was stressed and mad for no real reason at all. Being out in the fresh air and playing in the dirt made a world of difference. I know it is not really "money making" tasks I did but it was so refreshing to come back and look at the work I needed to do with a clear head and a better attitude. I still have no clue what was so upsetting earlier today but at least it is no longer bothering me and hopefully I will have flowers to look at soon out my window!