The ups and downs of homeownership

The downside: This past weekend, thanks to record rainfalls in our area, I spent some time dealing with water in our basement. Lots of fun.

The upside: Raspberry bushes behind our garage.

We picked and ate every ripe raspberry we could on Friday.

Then on Monday (thanks in part to the rain that has also found its way into our basement), we picked these.

I'd say the ups outweigh the downs.