Rain, Please

So, as you probably already know, it's really hot in this part of Texas. At this point I think we've had 25 of the past 28 days with temperatures over 100. In addition, we haven't really had a good rain since, oh, the middle of May. Needless to say, the land is pretty parched around here.

This first photo is out behind our old apartment. I actually took these photos on July 2, back before we moved. (That green patch on the left is constantly watered by a leaky faucet.)

And a closeup of the straw, errrrr, dried out grass. Not comfortable for barefoot walking. (I miss real grass!)
Yesterday we finally had a thunderstorm come through, though it only rains hard for about 20 minutes in a TX thunderstorm. Some rain is still better than no rain, and it looks like we might get a few more in the coming week. Here's hoping!