Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

We stayed up half the night pumping water out of our basement. We had to shut off the water heater and furnace in case they shorted out. We went to bed around one am and awoke this morning to sunny skies. There are branches all over the yard, but no big ones. Our stairs out front yesterday looked like a waterfall, but now is just inert puddles. We needed rain so badly, but unfortunately, a pressure system like this caused a lot of runoff and waste. The dry earth couldn't hold what it needed, and a lot if it poured down sidewalks and roads. Hopefully, it helped put out the fires. And it's better than nothing - what we've had up until now. Our neighbor cat, Toby, came by and meowed. He's frustrated there is no seed in the bird feeder, therefore no dreaming of leaping six feet in the air and catching a bird. He visits every day, just to check. We have a delusion that he keeps the mice and rat population down, but probably he only eats Fancy Feast. I sent off Halloween boxes to my grandkids. And books to a couple of my kids. I LOVE mailing things.