July 02, 2007
Recent Rains Welcome Sight
Last night, something unusual happened at my house. It rained. It rained for the better part of three hours. It rained more than an inch and a half.
This the first time we have had that much rain fall in at least a month and a half—perhaps two months.
While it won’t break the drought, every drop was welcome.
This morning, everything seemed a brighter shade of green. The lawn was no longer crunchy.
The rain also brought lower temperatures. Today’s high in the 80s is a relief after several days of mid-90s.
But with the welcome rain will come the unwelcome weeds. I expect that I will have serious weeding to do in the next week. Weed seeds that have been laying dormant will sprout after the soaking rain.
But even weed pulling will be a welcome chore after so many days of parched, wilted flowers and turf gone dormant.