Ditch Digging II

On this, the first day of summer, we had rain. Lots of rain. More than an inch of rain today, and they're forecasting for more tomorrow. So I got out there to dig a ditch on the other (the South) side of the yard. The water has always pooled in the lowspot just South of the barn (the ark is more like it) (see figures 1 & 2), so to help that water get away, I dug a hole for my trusty (going on 17 years old) Simer sump pump to sit in and do its rock and roll duty (see figure 3) and move water from the lowspot, over to the drain (see figure 4). Then I got busy digging. I prepared the way for the water to flow more easily from the drain into the ditch (see figures 5 & 6).

Figure 1

Figure 2

Figure 3

Figure 4

Figure 5

Figure 6

It's going to be a few days before we sit around the fire and roast weinies! Indeed!

Ride in         Temp 13'C Wind SSE 15 ks
                   (I just beat the rain!)
Ride home   Temp 19'C Wind NNE 15 ks