After the deluge
Renewed waterfall
We're in the throes of yet-another long dry spell, during which the vernal pools have evaporated and the millpond waterfall has slowed to the merest of trickles. But it started to rain last night, and the showers continued throughout the morning. It was mostly over by late afternoon, and while we didn't have the truly epic deluge that hit Long Island—Islip Airport recorded more than 13 inches in the 24-hour measurement period—we had about 1.7 inches in the gauge, which was more than enough to dampen the ground and ensure that the local farmers would succeed in raising silage corn. I went for a walk at dusk and discovered that the showers woke up the millpond waterfall and gave it back a bit of its voice.
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