From left, Donald Williams Sr., LaShanda Bowman, Reginald Leagea, Irma Bingham, Roy Johnson and LaKeeta Holmes pick pecans off the ground for the first time this year. The nuts were knocked to the ground following the wind and rain the area has had over the past couple days. The weather is expected to clear up over the next couple of days, but become overcast and stormy come the weekend. (Sam Gause / Natchez Democrat)