April Showers

Late April 2014
As I've shared earlier, we, in California, are heading for a very dry summer; so, it's with happiness I can announce that we're having some April showers; more importantly, we're getting some good snow-fall in the Sierra.  For those Californians among us who remember draught years in the 70s, any little bit of water helps.  

Unlike the stats for many of our United States, California (most of it) can pretty well count on there being NO precipitation in the months of July through October.  It's even a rarity to have any measurable rainfall in May or June.  Now that we're coming to the end of April, we know that it's kind of "now or never" for having water to store for the upcoming dry months.  Our beautiful mountains and hills will change to golden, then brown.  That's normal.  But, what we're lacking is our storage potential.  When our storage is low, or non-existent, we have to have water rationing, which is not fun. 

April 30, 2014
Yup, here we are, ready to hop into the merry month of May.  The weather in California, for most of the spring, has been beautiful, with a few showers thrown in, to help us not despair, regarding what's probably up for us this summer . . Hopefully people will be resourceful in limiting water use and preventing forest fires.  I'm currently very concerned for all who live on the East Coast, the South, and the Mid-West with all the weather devastation going on.  I keep all my virtual friends, wherever you may be, in my prayers in this overly antagonistic year, weather-wise.

 Hope this American flag made of growing flowers fosters a little patriotism and hope for you . . . Flower Flag

Happy May, Friends!