Awaking to rain falling and puddles on the street made me glad. Retrieving my mail at the post office at 11:00, a local resident said her rain gauge reported 2+". I haven't checked my gauge in the back yard which was put up yesterday. One definition of pure joy is watching a significant rain after a prolonged dry spell! Perhaps my psyche was permanently impacted by the perpetual concern about rain during my childhood. Total crop failure from lack of rain wasn't in my experience. Yet, almost every summer was marked by insufficient moisture causing less than maximum crop yields. It seemed we were always waiting for rain. Hopefully this prolonged rain begins a wetter weather pattern. There is very little subsoil moisture locally. Trees and grass are now smiling like the farmers.
The antibiotics the vet gave Kaia yesterday are working. When we visited the cemetery today there were two huge dogs there...perhaps newfoundlands? Kaia chased them away! 😊 It's reminiscent of the old saw "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." She was a third of their size and there were two of them. Kaia is normally very non-reactive to other dogs but if they give her any challenge she quickly puts them in her place.
Takk for alt,
Al
Today's random: This is a waterfall we encountered as we hiked part of the Inca trails to Machu Picchu.
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