It was perfect timing, I tell you: I’d just gotten the preliminary trench dug for the French drain I’m installing.

I knew there were portions that needed a little more depth. I knew that there were passages that needed to be a little wider. What I didn’t know was whether or not to install a second line. Would my current plan take care of all the water?

And then it stormed this afternoon.

And I saw that all I’d done so far was perfect. And I saw exactly where I should install a second line to meet up with the first just past the staircase. And everything was so soft and malleable.

And so I spent another 2.5 hours digging…