87/365 Plight of the Midwest farmer

I could have stopped half a dozen times within four miles of my house to get a photo just like this.

This corn has actually made it so far and is still standing. In many other areas, the plants have been washed away and will need to be replanted -- if we ever dry out. We have more storms coming through tonight, and they're forecasting another four inches of rain.

Mom and I went and saw a production of The Fantasticks at the Indiana Repertory Theatre yesterday afternoon. The two fathers in the show have a bit of a battle over how to manage a garden -- one swears by liberal pruning and little water, the other has a watering can in his hand for much of the first act.

You would think that extra water would be a good thing. All living things need it to grow, and it seems more often that we talk about the farmers facing drought conditions at the end of the season.

And yet plants can drown just as easily as anything else. I feel for the farmers whose livelihood is in the hands of Mother Nature.

Camera: Canon PowerShot SD1000 under cloudy skies at about 5:45 p.m.