Oh, the rain turning mortar into soup is basically nature's way of saying 'take a break, buddy.' In my experience, once those bricks get wet, it's like trying to stack bars of soap. Tarps and tents? Sure, if you enjoy wrestling with giant plastic sheets in a breeze. Honestly, I've just accepted that some days the weather wins, and you're better off packing it in. Your mileage may vary, but I've never found a mix that laughs in the face of a proper downpour. It's one of those jobs where you learn to keep an eye on the sky like a paranoid gardener.

Oh man, troy_king72, you're totally right about that. I started chugging way more water too, which helps just as much as the light lunch in that heat. What do you usually drink to stay sharp?

Wow @lee.pat you actually changed how I see this.

Totally get that, I once dropped a whole box of screws because I was too busy trying to keep a cat from batting them under the fridge.

In my town, they concreted over the old creek bed two summers ago. Everyone was upset at first, but now it's actually cleaner and fewer people slip on the mud. Sure, it looks less wild, but how many folks actually hung out there before it was fixed? Sometimes a bit of concrete stops the bank from washing away every spring. Keeping that agate is a sweet memory, but not every paving project is a tragedy.