The heavy rains are affecting my trees and not in a good way. They are so thirsty from not having moisture for so many years, the limbs have dried out and become brittle. With all the added rain that’s been falling in the last 48 hours, my limbs are falling down everywhere.

We are supposed to have continued rain for the next week or so. I think at the end of it, once I do clean up, my burn pile is going to turn into a bonfire. Although we are allowed to burn right now I feel very uneasy due to all the recent fires. I may just wait for the next burning season to open up before I attempt to burn again.

It’s quite interesting to me is that my  creek is still dry even with all this rain. I was looking at pictures the other day when we first moved here and the water was coming clear up to the bottom of the house. That hasn’t happened for about seven years now. I remember how confused my horses used to be, when the fish and salamanders would be swimming in their pasture. Racer would look at me and cock his head as if to say “But mom I don’t eat sushi!”