Well, the river is escaping. My yard is a soggy mess, and if the river rises another six inches, it will be in full flood mode down there. I saw the river out of its banks a couple of years ago, but I didn't live here than. We are not, I repeat NOT, in a flood zone where the houses are. They are really quite a bit higher than the river. From the street to the back of my house, there is a nine foot drop in elevation. Then the lawn gently slopes for a length of about 250 feet to the river bank. The houses are pretty close together at the street, but we are all blessed with these huge, lovely grassy lawns between house and river. My lot is just shy of a half acre.
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| My yard |
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| Neighbor's yard |
One more good rain, and it will look like a lake, not a river, with our river's edge trees looking like they are on tiny islands in the middle of the lake.
On another note, the pickles are in at the farmers market. I started some New York sour pickles this morning. I didn't have any whey, so I threw a teaspoon of kefir into the mix. And the only oak tree I have on the property is this weird saw tooth oak. I hope the leaves have tannin in them. That is what makes the pickles crisp, without using alum.
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| Yum! Five days to crisp New York sour pickles with garlic! |
Well, back to the kitchen to clean up, then church, then company this afternoon. Hope it doesn't rain!!!!!
Your pickles look wonderful as always.
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