So much rain

This spring we have seen lots of rain.  LOTS!

 I do love a beautiful thundercloud though!

And the sound of thunder.

But in all my years in Kansas, I have never seen roads closed like this year!

I35 north of the Oklahoma border was closed!  

And Highway 50 from Newton to Hutch was closed!

Our niece was graduating from Hutch JUCO and we wanted to go.  I heard at the last minute that they had finally opened up the road to Hutch!

The airport at Halstead under water.  They had the flood gates closed to Halstead and people who lived there were finding alternate ways to get home.

 This is a field!

We were able to see our niece graduate!

 Congratulations Bailey!!

With all the rain, the creek behind our house was filling up.  The upside to that is that the great egrets and herons were loving that!  One morning there were 4 egrets!  (you can only see 3 in this picture, but there were 4)

1. More rain is in the forecast for this weekend and next week.  And possibly some tornadoes.  Maybe we can go storm chasing!  Rain reminds me of the song below.

2. I love this song!  

3. There shall be showers of blessing:
   This is the promise of love;
   There shall be seasons refreshing,
   Sent from the Savior above.
   • Refrain:
     Showers of blessing,
     Showers of blessing we need:
     Mercy-drops round us are falling,
     But for the showers we plead.
4. There shall be showers of blessing,
   Precious reviving again;
   Over the hills and the valleys,
   Sound of abundance of rain.
5. There shall be showers of blessing;
   Send them upon us, O Lord;
   Grant to us now a refreshing,
   Come, and now honor Thy Word.
6. There shall be showers of blessing:
   Oh, that today they might fall,
   Now as to God we’re confessing,
   Now as on Jesus we call!
7. There shall be showers of blessing,
   If we but trust and obey;
   There shall be seasons refreshing,
   If we let God have His way.
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Rain down Your blessings, Lord!