Mud season number six

 Sadly, the last dump of snow, which put us at 60% of our normal, is mostly gone, and the mud is here...again.  Since most of MFL is dry, Pothole Mike is filling up drainage areas and potholes with gravel he finds.  He has also been filling potholes on Camp Bird Road, because he can.  He is obsessed with potholes.  Seriously obsessed.

I think most of you know a ton of work is being done on figuring out our water system.   In the meantime, I recommend having water jugs in storage just in case.

Mike and I were up at Ironton on Tuesday, and it is done for unless we get a huge snowfall.

When I get back from Las Vegas on the 23rd, it will be time to feed the fish.  

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