George, Jimmie says he thinks there's a strong possibility that your idea of my wet spots being a springtime phenomenon after too much rain could be correct -- now if I can only keep the man from digging out the whole berm, I'll be happy! Today when I came home from an hour's errand, I found water had made a true puddle in the gully which runs alongside the shrubbery on the berm, somehow had worked its way thru 8 ft of grass, and into the driveway.. Two birds were THRILLED to find water, and were fluttering their wings, splashing in the puddle in the mud ... Penny, NY _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]