How Many Seasons are There in a Year ?

Did you realize the number of seasons differ according to where you live?  Here in the End of the Rainbow Valley there are 6 seasons. 

Count them... Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. OK that's four and I know you've heard of the 5th in Wisconsin, Road Repair.

So what's number 6?                        The sixth is MUD season. 

Yep, that's right MUD season. The meltdown has begun and so has the accumulation of water and as cars trespass these areas on dirt country roads, ruts get deeper and the water and roads gets muddier. 

That standing water might freeze overnight but it's back after things warm up in the a.m. The ground's so frozen there's nowhere for that standing water to go unless gulleys are dug to divert the water.

Natureman and Romeo at work diverting the pooling

Not only is it going to be a bit until the snow is all gone but due to this past winter's extreme cold, the frost is at least 5 feet down so it will take a good while for that frost to come out. 


In the meanwhile the car'll only be clean in town after the car wash but I'll definitely get my money's worth out of my monthly car wash pass. And for right now we'll just have to reconcile ourselves to both a muddy car and garage right here in the End of the Rainbow Valley...