If you see this in your area, you should be concerned! Luckily for us it was just passing through.
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Dominator 3
Wylie could be their mascot. Run Toto run!
It has been a hot dry summer (I don’t like the heat anymore), but a nice change came thru today. 1-1/2 inches of rain this morning followed by a beautiful cool day and more rain this evening. So cool out and it smells wonderful. I won’t have to water flowers tonight.
Early morning rain.
Cool day with amazing sky.
Evening storm rolling in.
We just had a cold front roar thru. Instead of the 90’s tomorrow we will be in the upper 70’s and mid 50’s. The dust is from the wheat field across the road. I took this photo just as the storm was coming in. I had to go inside as I couldn’t see!! I can’t imagine what the Dust Bowl during the 30’s was like. We did receive 2″ of rain!
I hope this is a sign of an early fall.
After a LOT of days of hot humid weather, this morning was a welcoming break. I was outside working in my butterfly garden at 6:30!! No mosquitoes, a nice cool east breeze and this cloud to the north rolling in. It looked like it could be packing heavy rain and wind, but thankfully we received just less than 1/2″ of rain, no wind. The day stayed cool until around 3 and I was able to spend that time outdoors. I’m so much “nicer” when it’s not hot! I know, summer has just started, but I’m the spring/fall type.
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