After almost daily rain in May and June, we went all of July and the first third of August without another drop. I complained on July 31 that rain that fell nearby bypassed us to the north or south – yesterday heavy downpours moved past to the east and west.
About 4:00 p.m. yesterday, the wind picked up, the temperature dropped from 105° to the mid 80s, thunder rolled and the lightning flashed but the parched earth of the old Boggy Thicket didn’t get a single drop of rain. We watched the heavy rains on the radar as they bypassed us once again.
Finally, during the evening news, a light rain began to fall. It stopped after five minutes or so and I thought that was it – just a tease - Mother Nature’s way of saying I could if I wanted to, but I don’t like you. At that point, I didn’t like her very much, either.
We did get some significant rain later in the evening. It was a light rain that lasted for several hours and it came with an amazing light show. I have never seen lightning that strong and that frequent except in a downpour, but this accompanied what was little more than a drizzle.
Did we get enough moisture to save the severely stressed grass and bushes in our yard? Only time will tell.
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