Hard ground and hunting..

[wateryglen]

We’re waaaaaiting!!

Where’s the rain!?? Taking a vacation in the midwest!

Well my saddest drought story is about a nearby farmer renting fields for cattle. He’s not exactly a high quality farmer shall we say…The feeder stream dried up and the cattle have to walk a long distance & under a road thru a tunnel to get to a larger stream to drink. It’s down to small puddles. I don’t think he’s hauling water cuz he lives very far away. Cattle keep getting out thru a ratty old wire fence (something we have a LOT of here in old Virginny!) . I presume they are looking for water. 4 come my way and 3 get back. One wanders up & down the dried stream bed for a coupla days bellowing. Finally wanders over our mountain and was last seen going into a housing development (has multiple ponds & lotsa open space!) . I called the farmer to tell him about all this; he came to look for it but never retrieved the cow. Not interested. Didn’t care. Can’t figure out why I care!! Feel sorry for the cow!!!
Only humorous thing is my 4 horses lined up side-by-side against MY ratty fence having a stare down with the cow. My local deer are drinking outa my water trough and of course sharing the salt block!!

[SLW]

2.1" of rain in 12 hours meant no hunting today.

I gave the storm system a good kick in the tush to send east! Hope you all get some relief soon. It sounds pretty tough out there.

[La_Gringa]

we had a sprinkling here Friday but it’s still not much help.

So dry, so hard. It’s amazing though the trees are actually giving some color this year, I thought it wouldn’t be very nice foiliage but they’re turning.

Rain dance needed! Bring on the rain!!

Blow some over here guys, you over there in the midwest. Our ponds are drying up!:no:

[Beverley]

I’m blowing as hard as I can from Utah…

Having ridden in the rain the last three Saturdays in a row. Yesterday was at least mercifully brief, merely demonstrating a Pony Express mochilla exchange for a hardy and enthusiastic few in front of the Sandy Museum.

And there’s still a good inch of snow on my deck from our overnight hit.

Mind you, we need it to, but I am ‘trying’ to share!