So two days ago, my front yard Golden Maple looked like this…….today, since all the wind and rain, it’s close to bare….I guess I caught the leaves, hanging happily, joyfully, playfully, watching me……’, just in time!
I mentioned that raking prematurely, is like prepping for Snow Fall…..You think you’re done..and BAM! Nope! Let’s do it again!…
Here are the stories of Country that we are paying attention to…..Thanks to Sheethappens for this story….

Gossip Cop claims Miranda Lambert and Anderson East have not broken up despite several tabloids and webloids claiming they have. The sites assumed the couple split because Miranda told Redbook that she has three ‘M’s in her life’. “Music and mutts — pretty much all I live for are those two things. Men used to be on that list, but I cut that one out. Just kidding! It was the three M’s, and now it’s two. No, it is three: The last one is Miranda.”

One Country claims Trace Adkins has cut off his signature ponytail

People magazine claims Wilhemina Models recently signed Maren Morris to a modeling contract. She tells the magazine; “This is one of the most exciting things for me personally just because I’ve always loved fashion and I’ve loved pushing the envelope and I just feel like taking it the next level with Wilhelmina. For me to be their first country music signing of the agency is incredible. Bridging that fashion and country music gap is such an amazing step forward for them and our genre. And I think it will certainly bring country music and its artists into the conversation with the high-fashion world.”

The Star claims Gwen Stefani allegedly wants Blake Shelton to sign a prenup before they get married. A source tells the magazine; “He was insulted. He told Gwen if she wants to get married, she’ll have to trust him. She thought he’d be totally onboard with the idea. Gwen isn’t going to take that chance again. She’d be risking the future of her three children.”

Luke Bryan tells Sounds like Nashville that he’s a fan of Katy Perry ‘s song I Kissed a Girl. “I remember the first time I heard ‘I Kissed a Girl and I Liked It,’ like I was just starting touring and I got my band guys on the bus and I was like, ‘Guys, this is what a huge ass pop hit sounds like.’ We’re sitting there jamming to [sings] ‘I kissed a girl,’ and obviously, that was Katy’s first endeavor.”

We may see some sunshine by Thursday…..rain for most of the next days…..

Good luck to our friends down the line, like ‘Best Farmer Cindy’, dealing with flooded fields with rain warnings in place