Weekend Wrap-up June 4: Rain, Rain, Go Away

Well, at least the rain has stopped.

Over the past few weeks, it seemed like the deluge would never stop. Highways were closed due to flooding, farmers fields are lakes, and it has been impossible to mow the grass or stain the deck (48 hours of no rain before and after? Ha!)

Planting anything outside in spring is risky due to frost, but the general accepted ‘safe’ date is usually after the third weekend of May. Two weeks later we are still getting frost warnings. “Cover your plants.”

Back to the rain. A small river winding through the city, usually about three meters wide and a meter deep (12 feet X 3 feet) has swelled past its banks covering the walking path beside it as well as the trees and vegetation, making it look more like a lake.

I guess it was a apt time to purchase a kayak.

From my blog this week:

Free Book Friday June 3: My Free Books – No conversations, so I highlight my free books.
Weird Wednesday: Cartoon
Tuesday Tidbits: Kindle Unlimited – Who read only the first 4 pages of my book?
Music Monday: Requiem for the Innocent – Reaction to last week’s tragedy in Texas.

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Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.