Summer Storms

We had a pretty good rain last night.  It was heavy, but manageable and the ground drank it up gladly.  This should put most of the crops in the garden back on track.   The potatoes especially had been suffering due to the dryness and intense heat.  Cooler temps are predicted through next week, and with an inch and a half of rain, most everything will thrive.  Imagine my surprise when I arrived at the office in Canada this morning to reports of tornadoes, hail and winds unlike anything one person had seen in his 12 years in the area.  We are gathering reports from the fields, but it looks like the crop insurers will be busy writing checks over the next few weeks.  Climate change has come to the North Country and I don't think I like it very much.