August Rains

We have gotten some unusual August rains.  This time last year we had already gone 2.5 months without a drop of the wet stuff.  In the last week, we have had over 11 inches of rain.  All of it is fantastic because I was spending at least a couple hours everyday watering the baby trees.

 
All of the tanks are full to the brim.  The really nice thing about the rains is they came hard and strong but only delivered about 2.5 to 3.5 inches during any 10-15 hour period.  This allowed for the majority of the  water to be absorbed rather than just run off.  I could almost watch the ground swell as it took in the wetness.

An added benefit has been to see some critters we do not typically see when it miserably hot and dry.

  

Armadillo

Todd Turtle, Timmy Turtle's little brother

Another benefit of the clouds and rains is the temperature.  We have been in the low 80s for over a week.  Weather prognosticators are saying this storm has broken the back of our Texas summer and we will not experience the high 90-105 temperatures again this year.  Time will tell and I'm hoping they are correct!