i'm beginning to think the key to getting rain in these parts is for us to leave town. while we were in california, little a-town had a nice rain, something like 2.5 inches.
we got back from cincy last night late. this morning we find that the front yard is littered with leaves and limbs and in the back yard the cannas and the ever-grow has been shredded. a search online reveals that on thursday a strong storm dumped 3.5 inches of rain around the southwest part of town, with generalized flooding. coulter street was closed, i-40 shut down due to flooding of the underpasses. palo duro canyon received grapefruit sized hail. yikes.
what an unusual summer it has been. everything green, deep into august, as far south as austin and as far west as albuquerque. my sister reported the cotton on our dry land farm south of lubbock "is waist high and heavy with bolls".
it's tri-state fair week. historically it rains a lot during the fair. tradition is holding true with the storm this past thursday and there's a 40% chance for rain again tomorrow. go figure.
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