Speaking of freak weather...we have been having a spell of hot weather lately, which is not unusual for a few weeks each summer...but yesterday we had a torrential rainstorm lasting several hours. That is not typical for July for us. The rain gauge in my yard showed a rainfall of just over three inches!!! Friends approximately 15km north reported almost four!!!!! That all fell between about 8:00 and 14:00.
The flooding from spring had barely subsided from the yard; the roadside ditches are filled to overflowing; major over-the-highway flooding in the closest town to us; and once again, the fish from my inground pond are frolicking about the yard. I have had to re-install the weir at the lowest point of my yard, a sort of French Drain into the adjacent pasture, to prevent the loss of my fish!
The water has been falling since yesterday afternoon; I go out periodically to shepherd the fish back towards the pond to make sure they don't get stranded in other low points. Sadly, I had several thousand very small fry in there and many will be lost as they go unnoticed on the lawn.
On the positive side: the Yellowjacket nest under the deck near the pond seems to have been flooded out...and earthworms are available in great abundance!
Unfortunately, worms must be kept alive (not difficult) for future use; otherwise, worms are like bananas, i.e. if you try freezing them...you will end up throwing them away.
The flooding from spring had barely subsided from the yard; the roadside ditches are filled to overflowing; major over-the-highway flooding in the closest town to us; and once again, the fish from my inground pond are frolicking about the yard. I have had to re-install the weir at the lowest point of my yard, a sort of French Drain into the adjacent pasture, to prevent the loss of my fish!
The water has been falling since yesterday afternoon; I go out periodically to shepherd the fish back towards the pond to make sure they don't get stranded in other low points. Sadly, I had several thousand very small fry in there and many will be lost as they go unnoticed on the lawn.
On the positive side: the Yellowjacket nest under the deck near the pond seems to have been flooded out...and earthworms are available in great abundance!
Unfortunately, worms must be kept alive (not difficult) for future use; otherwise, worms are like bananas, i.e. if you try freezing them...you will end up throwing them away. 
