A graphic measure of the recent rain

Come June, Michael and I like to prospect Stanford's Lake Lagunita for frogs and toads, but we were despairing of there being enough water this year. Here's the lake just three weeks ago.

But then it rained for a week and here's how it looks today (April 3rd). The lake is five or more feet at its deepest. That's water enough to last until the frogs are fully developed.  And there are lots of tadpoles swimming about already.