This image was created to depict the turbulence of spring.

Winter continues to assert its hold still battling over frozen ground like children at play, squabbling over a fenceline. While it is obvious who will win, in some years, like this, one needs to ponder the cost?

Right now, a number of communities in the US are totally surrounded by water. The only thing between the people and a full scale flood are hastily constructed sand bag dikes. We hope and we wait.

In the next few weeks, this scene will be repeated as the flood tide moves north. Many communities will be cut off from the world for a week or more, but preparations have been made and the battle of man against nature will continue until finally the flow reaches the Arctic Ocean.