Before long, lots of melting going on.
This snow was really needed.... it will add to the moisture levels in the forest, and at least, for now, delay fire season a bit.
In this forest, we are remote from any big city. The post office is a 50 mile round trip. The dump is even farther than that. So, when our water system sprung a large leak, it was neighbors who pitched in to find the problem, and repair it. Finding a suspiciously wet spot in a meadow, one neighbor determined there must be water leaking so much that the ground was saturated.
Funny, I had eyed this meadow last year, green as it was, and open and sunny, as a great location for a community garden. Now, I know why it was so green (huge water leak underneath the ground) and also,
take a look at the depth of topsoil in these photos! I am almost salivating looking at this dirt! And the guys said, as they were moving the dirt out of the hole, that there were earthworms the size of your little finger in there. Amazing, when you consider that I have about 2 inches of dirt and the rest pumice, and dry, dry, dry.
Hence, my lusting after all this good dirt.
The water line was nearly 7 feet down. The crew is waiting for the water to drain in order to repair.
My good friend Harold working the back hoe. This was quite a hole to dig for this small tractor.
Like I said, big hole. The ground was so saturated from the leak, that it required benching so the guys could work safely in the hole and not fear a collapse.
It sure is wonderful to have such great neighbors. This is all volunteer, and without them, we would be without water. They estimated this leak to be between 4 and 10 gallons per minute!
Hebrews 13:16
And do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices, God is pleased.
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