44 F here this morning with a light southerly breeze. It's supposed to turn into a stiff 25 mph breeze with gusts up to 40 mph this afternoon right out of the south. That'll warm the temperature, but it won't be very pleasant outside. Over the next few days a high pressure cell will get booted out from over us and unstable air will follow with some rain (I'm hoping here. . .).
Yesterday, I visited with a neighbor about 1/2 mile from me by road (1/4 mile crow flight). The creek that empties into our lake runs behind his place too and he has several water pools. Because the lake and my slough have dried up, the beavers moved up the creek to behind his place. he must have 25 trees ranging from 6" to 18" that have been downed across his fence, the creek, or ready to fall because they are cut halfway through. The beavers have just devastated the area, and he is declaring war. The trees are mostly willows and cottonwoods, but they all do significant damage and are a pain to clear away, especially the leaners over 50' tall. He has far more damage than I've ever seen on my property and I live right on the lake. I would never have expected the beavers to take up residence that far upstream, but they sure proved me wrong.