This stream normally has over 5" (13 cm) of water in it.Only once before since the '70s have I seen it this dry. They are predicting some thunder storms for the begining of August which would help.
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@angievega Thank you Angie, we are praying it does @scott189 Thank you, it has been a hot and dry summer most places @davidrowe Thank you David, New Zealand sounds great @naomi Thank you Naomi, I appreciate you commenting
poor dried up spring...............and yet still a very lovely shot! Hope get you get rain soon (same problem here! I will have to add more water to my pond again this week!)
How beautiful is the rain!
After the dust and heat,
In the broad and fiery street,
In the narrow lane,
How beautiful is the rain!
How it clatters along the roofs,
Like the tramp of hoofs!
How it gushes and struggles out
From the throat of the over-flowing spout!
Across the window pane
It pours and pours;
And swift and side,
With a muddy tide,
Like a river down the gutter roars
The rain, the welcome rain!
@triplescoop Thank you Andrea, a brief thunderstorm went through tonight @vernabeth Thank you Beth, I hope you get a gentle soaking rain @highway266 Thank you Ted, I enjoyed the lovely poem by Longfellow @tralo29 thank you Tracey, yes we all do
@pamfromcalgary Thank you Pam, prayers are always helpful @jendee3 Thank you Jen, I also worry about fires in the Pine Barrens @kerristephens Thank you Kerri, I appreciate the comment @pwallis Thank you Paula, It seems the rain has been staying in the northwest portion on North America,; we'll let you share :)
This looks very desolate. Sorry about your dry weather. It is hot and humid here in Wisconsin. We are expecting those thunderstorms tomorrow. I will send some your way.
@brumbe Thank you Paula, these 5 minute storms do not drop enough water @sourkraut Thank you Lina, we will need a good all day soaking not a heavy storm @kimmistephens Thank you Kimmi, hopefully it will turn around
@scott189 Thank you, it has been a hot and dry summer most places
@davidrowe Thank you David, New Zealand sounds great
@naomi Thank you Naomi, I appreciate you commenting
@cscecil Thank you Carolyn, it is the same place as I took on 2 Jan.
Rain In Summer
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
How beautiful is the rain!
After the dust and heat,
In the broad and fiery street,
In the narrow lane,
How beautiful is the rain!
How it clatters along the roofs,
Like the tramp of hoofs!
How it gushes and struggles out
From the throat of the over-flowing spout!
Across the window pane
It pours and pours;
And swift and side,
With a muddy tide,
Like a river down the gutter roars
The rain, the welcome rain!
@vernabeth Thank you Beth, I hope you get a gentle soaking rain
@highway266 Thank you Ted, I enjoyed the lovely poem by Longfellow
@tralo29 thank you Tracey, yes we all do
@jendee3 Thank you Jen, I also worry about fires in the Pine Barrens
@kerristephens Thank you Kerri, I appreciate the comment
@pwallis Thank you Paula, It seems the rain has been staying in the northwest portion on North America,; we'll let you share :)
@sourkraut Thank you Lina, we will need a good all day soaking not a heavy storm
@kimmistephens Thank you Kimmi, hopefully it will turn around
@morrist Thank you Theresa, I appreciate the comment