Bone Dry

[dieselalles]

Weird how things change. I made a trip to North Texas back last October. Crossed Lake Lavon on US 286 and the lake was 95% dried up. Towns there like Allen, Farmersville, Princeton and McKinney had water restrictions in effect. Cracks in the clay in fields and yards that weren't watered were big enough that you could break your leg if you weren't careful. I guess it's done a 180 out there by now.

When this used to happen to us in West Tennessee, the lack of rain usually meant the pre-emerge didn't take in the cotton and my Dad would have my rear out there with a hoe chopping cotton. In early summer, a little kid in a 30 acre field chopping cotton to me was cruel and unusual punishment, but my Dad vehemently disagreed.

Now creeks here in Middle Tennessee are dried or drying up and we are just coming up on what we call the "dry" season. If Mother Nature is doing a flip-flop on us, then we will probably have a pretty wet July- August- September but I doubt it.

Interestingly enough, the main springs in the low area on our land is still producing a pretty good flow albeit down about a third. All the old timers around here never remember it ever drying up completely. So the woods and the critters around the springs thrives. The grassy hills are dusty and dry.

 

[Bird]

In early summer, a little kid in a 30 acre field chopping cotton to me was cruel and unusual punishment, but my Dad vehemently disagreed.

Whether early summer, mid-summer, or late summer. I grew up loving Winter and not liking Summer, partly because of the summer heat of course, but also because it got dark earlier in the Winter, and I looked forward to night time. We could NOT go in the house and eat supper until after dark. Dad said we could work outside as long as it was light enough to see.

 

[jimg]

Its not so dry anymore...Fri night and it POURED. The rain gauge says we got 2.25 inches in the span of about 2-3 hours. Looks like theres a good chance of more rain later this week. Hope this marks the turn from ultra dry to a bit wetter.

 

[bigdeer2000]

I'm just south of nashville and we had 7 tenths friday afternoon. went out to look at a field of corn just before dark. walked out in the corn and didn't even get any mud on my shoes. still too dry, yards are all brown. doubt if anyone around here gets a second cutting of hay. 1st cut down a 3rd over normal year.it's going to take a tropical storm moving in to make any diff.

 

[jimg]

First cut here (my place) was a bit better than last yrs, 123 4x4 round bales vs 110. If we get some rain right along (even if its a little) I think there might be a 2nd. The rain last w/e really perked things right up!