Oh well,,,

It’s not like I wasn’t aware of a drought or anything.  My “Wowsers” post on Satyrday should have reminded me, if nothing else,,,,

Wrapped it up at 3 today, most of one gate built; just need to flippee-flippee to get the parts laying on the ground that I couldn’t get welded up.   Decided to head to the river to one of the spots I “know” has current.

God Laughs!!!!

Current? whuzzat?   Oh, its flowing, but when CFM is measuerd in teens, or single digits,, ‘T’ain’taflowin’much,,,,   Damned rivers is  a wet goat path right now.    Scanned my ‘rivers app’ which tells me flow rates of known and measured rivers,,,,  They are ALL lower than a rat’s ass.

BUT,,,,,, I did take Rio out for a spin and played in what I could,,,  no rolling cuz that would have been headache inducing, not rolling.   and I did get in a spot where there was something that looked like current flowing between two rocks (ripples in water showing flow) and did the edging thing to see what she does facing upstream.   Can’t say I learned anything, but I did get some seat time in,,,,   Just not enough flow to ‘kick’ or ‘pull’,,,   Gonna have to wait till later in the month for some rain, and that will likely be after the first hard frost when the leaves all die and drop.   The trees stop sopping up every drop (like they do when they are water starved, like now) because they are going into hibernation/slow growth periods. (thats where the hard rings come from in the grain,,,if ya didn’t know that,,,)

and it will be even colder,,,   Not that today was cold or anything, but the water temps have started to fall.    

No point in my original plans of river hopping this weekend. no point in chasing current in a wet goat path. Lyssa has water a plenty (lower than usual, but still there) and I have some goals that need attended still (that 100 miles a month that I have been VERY lacking on,,,, crazy kakes reasons, but you have to be on water to get the water miles and I haven’t been; on water that is. Not much anyways,,,)(and NO, I am not going to try and pursue that goal using Rio,,, Hell NO,,, I’d blow a shoulder in a week trying.)

I’m keeping both girls on Buffalo though. Be ready for that chance, or race around frazzled trying. I much prefer being ready.