Heavy rain on Saturday stayed just to our north, leaving us with continuous drizzle throughout the evening and night.  Lots of lightning could be seen in the distance.  I was able to plant gladiolus corms just before the rain.  The soil worked great, and the rain that followed was just enough to settle the soil.  However, by Wednesday, record high temperatures fueled strong thunderstorms and tornadoes to our north.  Petunias planted in flower beds wilted under the strong sunshine and saturated soil; roots could not breathe.   Beautiful weather on Friday. Low areas in the pasture are holding water.  Many flowering plants are in full bloom, including sweet olive, pear trees, may haw, spirea, Indica azaleas, banana shrub, amaryllis bulbs, various citrus trees, and senecio weeds in the ditches, to name a few I can see while making this report.  My lawn is too wet to cut, and the mower would probably leave ruts in the new lawn in the front yard. Road construction to add turn lanes in front of my home is just about complete.  Red clover seeds were hydro-seeded with germination occurring in just a few days.  Poppy seeds that I planted the day before hydro-seeding have also sprouted. New mailboxes have been installed.  The only obstacle to a finished job is the erosion control fencing still buried along the edge of the highway right-of-way.  Drainage within the construction zone is great except for the fact that the runoff from rain collected in the new ditch has nowhere to go when it ties in to the old ditch, which now needs to be dug out.