I am pleased to report that we made it out of our drought and abnormally dry conditions. We are back to normal moisture levels in the soil!
That’s exciting, but I don’t want to jinx it. I am literally about ten miles from the yellow. Last spring we spent about two weeks out of any drought conditions, and then pretty much all rain stopped.
Goats coming up because it was sprinkling
The required goat in the barn door because it’s raining photo (Ava with a bonus sparrow on the fence)
Can hardly see Pluto and Dolly
And Ms. Goose playing in the rain gauge
So let’s say I am excited to be here and optimistic that it will last.
Lots of dandelions
Maybe I’ll actually get to harvest wild grapes instead of them drying up
Lilacs after the rain Saturday morning
Of course, with rain comes lots of mowing. I managed to mow after work on Friday, but I had to wait until it dried off Saturday to use the push mower and weed eater.
Sky in the yard after mowing and rain, but before trimming
It also means that my fence in the Back Forty is damaged again.
I mean, why on earth would the neighbor want to have waterways and do anything to protect the soil from eroding or not destroy their neighbor’s fence every time it rains?
Aphrodite with Cruella and Estella; Odie behind
How I would dearly love to find some place without neighbors.
Teresa
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