Hail

     Last night, about dinner time, a little shower dropped .18" rain on The Little House.  In July every little bit helps. Unfortunately it also brought damaging hail a few miles southeast of town. Soybeans and corn was damaged with some destroyed. That's painful for the farmers in its path as crops are looking so good. "The rain falls on the just and the unjust" HE said.

    The bird discovery continues. Cardinals are now resident here, they were not when I was a boy, and I recorded one today. Eurasian Collared Doves, a transplant from Europe and Asia are quite common here now. They resemble Mourning Doves but are much larger and have deeper voices. A Song Sparrow was recorded at the cemetery. Those mature spruce trees surrounding the cemetery are certainly a haven for birds.

Takk for alt,

Al

                                          Song Sparrow

                                    Eurasian Collared Dove