Day 5 - 249 -- threatening clouds

The morning filled with errands to run just as the air filled with heat and humidity. Both air and errands felt challenging with the former adding difficulty to the latter.  When I sat in front of a computer screen, I found a message from the town council encouraging everyone to conserve water -- no watering gardens or lawns or other major water uses. It seems that the reservoir has less water that usual. There has been very little rain for the past two months or more. Generally, episodes of rain arrive bringing with them a couple of inches of rain. With fewer Atlantic storms the rain from the south has been minimized That from the west is usually small and in the form of thundershowers. We've had little of that, too. So, things are rather dry in grass, brush and woods. There is no outright rationing yet -- something that I have experienced living out west on the prairies. So -- we need rain.

Throughout the summer and again today, major clouds have developed that tease but don't drop rain. It gets dark midday and looks threatening, but it is just meteorological posturing.  Fall generally brings lots of rain, so we may begin to see more with time. It appears that activity is picking up a bit in the Atlantic, which may bring some rain closer to land. The rain we can use, but the winds not so much. Sadly, this is yet another item in life that is beyond our control.

When thinking about songs for the blog today, one arrived over and over in my head. That, then, is the song I'll share today. It appeared previously here, but fits the situation so well I had to use it again. The singer's voice is smooth and relaxing. Enjoy!

Heavy Cloud No Rain -- Sting