Lately the weather has been so nasty. The Northeast has received a few thunderstorms that are as violent as usually seen later in the summertime. Instead, these thunderstorms that bring hail and winds have arrived earlier. People have begun to put in their vegetable and flower gardens and to have such severe weather puts a little bit of fear and worry in the farmer’s heads. Folklore states that poor man’s fertilizer is lightning. This is fine except that all too often most recently the thunder has been accompanied by wind, heavy rain and hail.
Another part of the country that has received massive amounts of rain is the mid-west. Major flooding had begun in the Dakotas, stranding hundreds of people. The pictures the media displays on t.v. is so tragic. The snow is nearly melted in most areas, thank goodness! The damage would be much worse if there were still mountains of snow present. I surely hope the waters begin to receed soon. No one deserves such hardships.