Just as the groomed lawns around Lac des Roches were starting turn brown and crispy, the weather changed and the area was bombarded with heavy rain for almost a week. Thanks to the spectacular storms rolling in from all directions, creeks started flowing again and the slowly decreasing lake level temporarily ceased. Several residents admitted that they had thought they were finished with summer grass mowing and had all but put their mowers into long term storage. Sporadic sprinkling from mother nature and high daytime temperatures have prompted a mid-summer growth spurt for lawns and provided the stimulus needed to kick start some vegetable plants such as zucchini squash and beans into rapid growth mode. Local saskatoon bushes, sadly draped with inedible tiny green berries have – in a matter of only a few days – transformed into a healthy crop of juicy and abundant purple berries, just about ready for picking
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