Just when I was starting to worry that we were headed into a repeat of last year's drought.

The big system that came through last night gave us only a spatter lasting less than a minute.

This morning we heard from neighbors in Whitewater about the storm that hit there. Many trees down and much of the town without power for a long enough time to cause Walmart to dump all its frozen food. No damage at 275 N. Esterly, although Vi had some big limbs come down.

Good day for working on the porch, although working on the porch should probably not be described as good— it's hard on the appendages. It does feel good, however, to know that all the primer has been applied.

It felt even better to have our first nice outdoor shower, after work.