April Showers and May Flowers

Well, it's been a bit wet and cool lately. Currently 100% humidity, raining lightly and 44F. But I see that the humidity is dropping and now is only 97%.

We've received about 1.8 inches of rain in the past 24 hours according to the National Weather Service. Some standing water, but no flooding nearby.  Currently, it is predicted that we'll get another 0.9 inches by  7am tomorrow morning.

The 10 day forecast indicates mild weather ahead:

So what are the consequences here at BLMH? We do have some standing water. Most notably at a few of the curbs. As for the "mosquito glade" which was repaired last year, we no longer have a large, muddy area and while there is some standing water on the walk, it is minor and I expect it will dry quickly once the rain stops. I donned my Marmot rain jacket, stood in the middle of that wet walk in my gym shoes and put up a couple of flags; I'll check the actual condition tomorrow. However, this is an old section of walk and we do get about 1/4 inch of water at a variety of sections.

Could we eliminate all standing water? Possibly, but at what cost, and to what purpose?