Zach,

Yes, it has been a very dry year...started about last February for us in East Texas and except for isolated rains (we received 3.5 inches two weeks ago) it has been really tough. The really scary part for me is that we are now over halfway through our "rainy" season, which lasts until March. Unless the patterns change, we are in for some serious problems this summer.

Each problem, however, presents opportunity and in this case, like Russ stated, this is a great opportunity to clean out and add depth to our ponds.

Merry Christmas to you Zach.