Much Needed Rain

The weather has been gorgeous this summer, but the heat and sun have made it near drought conditions. This week is putting an end to that though, with showers predicted daily. Today we had a deluge. We have needed the rain, but certainly not all at once! 2" in an hour is more like the tropics.

We have never seen puddles in the backyard before, but as soon as it stopped, our sandy soil absorbed them.

Even the goldfish almost swam out of their pond. Tadpoles also floated to the surface, taking advantage of being able to munch on any algae around the rim.

When the sun came out, so did our resident deer. She is around every time we are home, and I am sure more so when we aren't home! Today she spent an hour out back eating and drinking from the leaves. She wasn't afraid of us going in and out of the house but probably thought, "what are THEY doing here?" Dry or wet, we sure love our woods and wildlife.