Rice and Rain

We've had a couple of soaking rains in the past week.
Some of you would think,"Big deal"! But in the agriculture based economy of the Sacramento Valley it is a big deal when rain comes and only a third of the rice has been harvested. We grow some of the best rice here, much of it exported to the Far East.
The fields are a thing of beauty, especially in spring and summer when they are flooded and are of those lovely shades of green.
Now we want the fields dry, so the harvesters can collect, thrash, and haul the produce to the dryers.
Hopefully we have a reprieve for a few days and things will dry out again.
It's just right when the farmers who have worked so hard are able to their crops under the barn roof in time without damage. Besides, it keeps grocery prices stable.