It's soggy here in the Paddling Upstream headquarters. They used to teach us April showers bring May flowers. Someone needs to revisit that.
Recent April's have been dry as a bone. But our dry April turned quickly with May and the Appalachian rain forest is now in full effect. If this keeps up, Kentucky might be able to put that ark to good use.
Not that they'd let anybody like me on it.
It's rained pretty much every day this month which puts us squarely into slide season. Mud and or rock are coming to your favorite roadway soon, so be ready. Springtime driving in east Kentucky means dodging rocks, trees, standing water, deer, turtles, and road crews.
That's no knock on anybody. Ther is no way to overcome the 3 g's: gravity, grade, and gallons of rain.
Speaking of mud, I'm thankful the primary season is over in Kentucky. I've heard way too many conspiracy theories in the last few weeks. Let's hope a few more days of rain washes some of that dirt away.
Poor Meat and Tater are taking Hillary's primary win hard, though. It might take a monsoon to wash their bad feelings away. I talked to them yesterday.
"Under 2,000 votes SJ. You can't tell me the powers that be didn't steal it for Hillary" whined Tater.
"Yes Tater, it was close" I replied, which Meat didn't like.
"You know she's right SJ, tell her she's right."
"Well there might be something to that, what do I know?" was the best I could do.
"You know nothing SJ," they harmonized.
Some things are best not to argue with. I know what I don't know which seems to be more than most folk care to admit. Social media has made pretend knowledge superior to knowing.
The primary season always reminds me that no party has a monopoly on self-righteous indignation. And current and former Independents are as guilty as the next. At some point you have to shake that stuff and look at the big picture.
Everyone's big picture is different, but that's okay. My big picture includes the great things that happen, besides rain, during this time of year. Like gardens and fresh vegetables coming. Like running creeks and rivers in my boat. Like Memorial Day weekend around the corner.
What I love about this time of year is festival season kicking into gear. There are great things to do outside over the next few weeks and it'll quit raining eventually. Whether you love good music, good food, good rides, good crafts, or just good times, there are great opportunities to get out all over the region.
Lovers of good music shouldn't miss this weekend's Apple Blossom Festival right here in downtown Elkhorn City. Homegrown bluegrass rising star Dave Adkins will be performing Friday night at 7:30 and if you have not heard Dave, you should. Dave's recent album hit #1 on the Billboard Bluegrass charts.
The hometown has been representing in the music industry quite well lately. Come on out and hear one of the reasons we're so proud of local talent.