The Haxtun-Fleming Herald - What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope

The “duck pond” is how we affectionately refer to the shallow hole in the driveway where we park. It is reliable in the role of rain gauge of sorts in that it takes at least a half inch of rain before water begins to stand. Likewise, the larger pothole near the driveway entrance has taken on characteristics of a small lake. Each trip through its depths contributes even further to its width and capacity. We don’t know whether to fill it or eventually market our place as lakefront property.

These holes are nothing new. Yes, they are our current aggravation, but we were intrigued to hear a neighb...