Keeping fingers crossed...Hurricane Dean

[hotwine]

Yeh, I'm getting my cubits lined up for ark-building. After 6.2" Thursday from TS Erin, we'd probably get permanent jungle rot from another deluge. All of the rivers, lakes and creeks are full, and springs that have been dormant for 50 years are flowing strong. Seems like every rocky hillside is seeping water.

I used a posthole digger to take soil samples on a tract we were considering in the Hill Country a couple of weeks ago (which we've since bought), and was trying to reach a depth of 36" as recommended by the county's viticulture specialists.... had to quit at 30" due to the high water table flooding the holes. Got two very nice samples, though, which the agents have since blessed for Sangiovese, Tempranillo and Syrah. (Had to call in a tow-truck to drag my truck out of the mud.)

I don't mind the rain... but I do still have a clean-up job from Thursday, since my little John Deere and utility trailer were inundated in the back yard. Haven't checked the winecellar yet, to see if water got in there.