Nearly Nine Inches

I have to admit I was a bit impressed. With what looks like and I hope is the end of the Nashville monsoon, I went out and checked the rain gauge. With the first dry day in a week, the measurement was up to nine inches, just about three inches from overflowing. It really was a huge rain event, but thank goodness, this time I have heard of no flood fatalities. We could certainly use a few days of sunshine to dry out the marsh that used to be our lawn.