Full Pool

     What do you do on a day like today?  Nothing to do outside, because it is cold and rainy.  Again!  Rain, rain, rain!  We're definitely in a pattern here.  

     The good news is that as of today, the lake officially reached it's "full" status once more.   We haven't seen that in ages!

     In fact, it was one year ago this month that Madison and Daddy went down for a walk to the park by the lake.  The picture here shows what the lake looked like just one year ago.  

     Rather spontaneously, we crossed a land bridge - a result of the water being so low.  We were able to walk to the islands out on the lake, and do a little exploring along their shores.  Madison walked along with Daddy and enjoyed picking up rocks to throw into the lake.  She was so little back then, but she trudged along with Daddy around the island until we figured it was time to come back home.  

     A year earlier than even that, we had gone across under the light of the full moon - Mommy and Daddy had gone there with Madison's cousins to explore what we called the mysterious "Old Goat Man Island," a scary place indeed!  Really, it was just us making up stories and having fun in October.  The cousins had a good time, and no - we never met the Old Goat Man who lives there.   He must have been hiding... watching us from the darkness of the shadows!

     In any event, you can't walk to the island anymore.  You can't even wade there.  We've had so much rain that even Daddy would have to swim to get to the island.  But Madison can say she walked there, even if her memory is a little fuzzy.  It was a fun journey, but Daddy - and everyone else in this area - is glad the lake is back to full pool today.  A year ago we were all praying for rain, and boy oh boy did we get it!