Rain!!! All of one 0.04 inches of it! Not much but… how wonderful. They say we have a small chance of another couple of showers tomorrow, and I hope it’s true.

The air actually smelled of wet dog because all the dying vegetation is now damp and the smell is …well… pungent.

We got to finally test out our water collection system and all is well, except for one gutter which is set to flow the wrong way and is leaking out onto the ground. So we gave the gutter dude a call and he’s coming out, thank goodness.

Leaky gutter. Must fix soon. Every drop counts when it's been this dry.

It was great to hear the rain fall into our tanks, and I am so eager to hear more of that lovely dripping sound. Outside the house – of course!

It was significantly cooler today 94 instead of the 105 degrees. So I was outside giving my plants a much needed dose of compost, green sand with mineral salts, and some organic fertilizer. For good measure I watered them with some liquid molasses, which is good for drought stressed plants as it quickly stimulates the microbes in the soil and gives an indirect benefit to fertility of the soil. That was before the rain came. Now they are basking in rain drops.

A dazzling water lily blossom in my small pond in the back garden. Her fragrance is lovely too!

An appreciative Yucca