April Showers.

[hank4elk]

89by noon and dropped to 73 by 2pm.
The day before it had also, then just drizzled.
A big black cloud hung for what seemed like hours before the 1st spit.
Pouring all around the valley...drops here.
Thunder got going back and forth overhead.
No strikes. Power on and off.

Then the bang and the clouds released a downpour...for half an hour.
Puddles and some water flowing.
Then it settled into steady rain, for 2 hrs.

Finally. Some rain.
Measurable. Maybe 1/4", guessing.
Getting light now with clouds overhead.
Everything wet, but soaked in good.

Morning had started good.
Neighbor, Dennis, went with me and we picked up my Tacoma and we drove up to Fence Lake and to my friends Amador & Michelle's place.
They had gotten lots more rain and puddles all over.
Amador greeted us and showed us the progress on his new shop/man cave.
Beautiful large barn with quality stucco and a copper roof. Big roll up doors.
Inside paneled with 1x12 planks. Floor of marble...and center bay was his sons 397 full fight body mount bull.
Fitting mount for this fighter. 8x7, 4th swords like machetes. Blades with serrations on their backs. WOW!
I'll ask for a pic...

We went and visited the ladies of the big house.
Michelle and her daughter and G-daughter greeted us with hugs and good cheer. Made me a plate of red chile & rice for the road, the usual....best latin food since my Nana's.
Amador showed Dennis around and me and the girls had some laughs. Michelle made me list work on Tacoma to be done.
She grabbed Dennis and I and hugged us and said a prayer for us.
We might have needed it.

We left them with full hearts and plates for later.
Trucks will be taken care of with pride.
Dennis left me at my gate and walked up to his place.
Dotti greeted me at the door, nose in plate...lol.
We had an apple and string cheese, and I fell asleep for 2 hrs. Fresh for an evening show.

I walked the loop and took inventory of pinion damage this week. Bad.
Dennis & I figure we will be lucky to get 50% left.
Some neighbors have lost 90%.

Thunder overhead as I made tacos.
Rain came and I was stuffed. Dotti finished up and ate her kibble too.
Turned on the tube and watched the Fever pull off a win over the Mystics...barely. One of the best games I have seen in years.

It was a good day in Pie Town.
Sometimes you just need a few friends and maybe a prayer...
The Monsoons have arrived.

 

[kansasdad]

Let’s play catch-up Ma Nature!
Love the live look-ins @hank4elk

 

[hank4elk]

Trying again today, several close lightning strikes.
Maybe an inch total here. Some have gotten more.
Lots of dark and downdrafts blowing now. Lightning.

Lots of critters out and about looking for water and food.

Dotti is growling back at the thunder.

 

[hank4elk]

53, 80% humidity.
Ground fog fills my draw below. Giant thunderhead over the Gila.
Flooding in several areas of NM. Cruces ,Farmington and Ruidoso.
Flood watch up for today in west NM. AZ getting hammered along the rim.

Fires have been drenched by rain and some containment happening.
I looked for a burning bush..............or trees on my place. Nada.
Only short showers here yesterday, too many lightning strikes for comfort.

Today the door is wide open. 8 out of 10 on monsoon scale. Tomorrow is a maybe 10.
Dotti has been guarding the shopvac on the porch, convinced there is a rodent inside.
I'll give it a spin and dump to convince her. On the rodents, lizards and anything that is a maybe...
She had the full Dobie growl going last night at something out there. Raised the hair on my neck.
Good girl. Warning and stand your ground.

54,sun up and shining. Tule fog in the bottom is draining down the draw.
Fitting I now have a Tule rosa plant growing in the big tank.
Elk had kept it trimmed down and now showing name sake red heads. Maybe a dozen reeds.
Gift from the birds most likely.
Noticed swirls in the muddy water, something feeding on bugs.
Nelly? Most likely a salamander or newt. No toads or frogs singing yet.
Need some gulley washers.
Very slight tinge of green showing on plains.
Early weeds and wildflowers have come up, gramma winking out there.
One patch of sunflowers came up in the drive and drain area. Flowers blooming.

Life in the SW.

 

[noharleyyet]

53, 80% humidity.
Ground fog fills my draw below. Giant thunderhead over the Gila.
Flooding in several areas of NM. Cruces ,Farmington and Ruidoso.
Flood watch up for today in west NM. AZ getting hammered along the rim.

Fires have been drenched by rain and some containment happening.
I looked for a burning bush..............or trees on my place. Nada.
Only short showers here yesterday, too many lightning strikes for comfort.

Today the door is wide open. 8 out of 10 on monsoon scale. Tomorrow is a maybe 10.
Dotti has been guarding the shopvac on the porch, convinced there is a rodent inside.
I'll give it a spin and dump to convince her. On the rodents, lizards and anything that is a maybe...
She had the full Dobie growl going last night at something out there. Raised the hair on my neck.
Good girl. Warning and stand your ground.

54,sun up and shining. Tule fog in the bottom is draining down the draw.
Fitting I now have a Tule rosa plant growing in the big tank.
Elk had kept it trimmed down and now showing name sake red heads. Maybe a dozen reeds.
Gift from the birds most likely.
Noticed swirls in the muddy water, something feeding on bugs.
Nelly? Most likely a salamander or newt. No toads or frogs singing yet.
Need some gulley washers.
Very slight tinge of green showing on plains.
Early weeds and wildflowers have come up, gramma winking out there.
One patch of sunflowers came up in the drive and drain area. Flowers blooming.

Life in the SW.

I'm trynna read this in iambic pentameter hank...