Last year at this time we were resigned to the fact that our back yard had become a lake, or should I say a "swamp". We even met with the town drainage committee to see what needed to be done to correct the problem. The answer: dig up the backyard and clean out the drainage tile. The cost: about two grand. Well, when the weather warmed up we pumped the water into the drainage ditch and waited. We didn't have an extra two thousand dollars laying around so we tried to find an option with the farmer who owns the orchards and used to own the house next door. He had said he could help us but must have been too busy with apple trees to call us back.
Do you think God cares about little things like water in a backyard? Thanks to our pump and a very dry summer our lawn has pretty much recovered from a rather lengthy submersion. Some water collected back there around Christmas and I feared Teal Lake was making a comeback, but the water drained off and the yard appears to be dry. No ducks, no geese, and no stagnant water. I'm just hoping it stays that way. Oh, me of little faith.
Last year at this time we were resigned to the fact that our back yard had become a lake, or should I say a "swamp". We even met with the town drainage committee to see what needed to be done to correct the problem. The answer: dig up the backyard and clean out the drainage tile. The cost: about two grand. Well, when the weather warmed up we pumped the water into the drainage ditch and waited. We didn't have an extra two thousand dollars laying around so we tried to find an option with the farmer who owns the orchards and used to own the house next door. He had said he could help us but must have been too busy with apple trees to call us back.
Do you think God cares about little things like water in a backyard? Thanks to our pump and a very dry summer our lawn has pretty much recovered from a rather lengthy submersion. Some water collected back there around Christmas and I feared Teal Lake was making a comeback, but the water drained off and the yard appears to be dry. No ducks, no geese, and no stagnant water. I'm just hoping it stays that way. Oh, me of little faith.
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