Earlier on this second Friday of the 2025 version of May, I found myself driving north on Kemp Boulevard, a route which took me by Lake Wichita's dam spillway. Which I saw was still spilling a lot of water, after having been spilling no water for several years.
The water which spills over the Lake Wichita dam spillway spills into Holliday Creek.
Yes, that is spelled correctly. This particular version of that word has two l's, one more than the one l one is used to.
Holliday Creek eventually makes it way to the Wichita River, flowing by my abode on its way. The Circle Trail trails beside Holliday Creek, for a few miles, including by my abode.
And so, late this afternoon I took a rare late afternoon walk along the Circle Trail, hoping to get a good photo of Holliday Creek in its current state of flowing a lot of water, after having been dry for several years.
As you can see, via the above photo documentation, I was able to get a photograph of Holliday Creek, with a small white bird posing for me. I think this may be an Egret, maybe.
Soon after taking the photo, I began being hit by big drops of rain, plopping quite vigorously.
And then some balls of hail were added to the mix.
I was only a couple hundred feet from getting under the cover of my carport. I made it there to wait out the deluge.
After about 10 minutes of waiting, I got bored and opted to make fast tracks back to my hail and rain-free interior space.
And now, a half hour later, no rain is falling, the sun is shining bright. And the A/C just turned on...
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