Day Two Hundred and Thirty-One: Rain Delay

With 80 days of rain in Lawrence so far this year, there is no joy in Mudville - but it's not because Might Casey has struck out.

Mighty Casey doesn't even have a field where he can play ball yet.

Rains have delayed the construction of Lawrence High School's new on-campus sports complex.

The football stadium should be finished in time for the first home game, and the baseball stadium will almost certainly be ready for the Lions to take the field in the spring.

But the current condition of the soccer field (pictured above) is leaving this year's team uncertain of what location they will call home this fall.

Meanwhile, the current plethora of puddles allowed this photographer a chance for a self-portrait from a different perspective: