Rain!!

A bit more rain overnight. How wonderful the air smells. I dread these periodic years of drought, but without them we wouldn't appreciate the bountiful years. The Edwards aquifer has been hovering just over the 650-ft.-above-sea-level mark, and this recent moisture will only delay the inevitable mandatory water rationing by a day or two. Hard as the drought is on plants, it may be even harder on the landscaping people. My yardman comes and mows even when the grass hasn't grown any at all with my watering the two hours one day a week. I wish he wouldn't, but I know he needs the money. He would be offended if I offered to pay him NOT to mow. Maybe I can create some odd jobs for him to do instead.