A Dry Monsoon

Cowgirl in a Slicker Herding Cattle

We sure do need some rain. This is the driest, dustiest I have ever seen it here. A few of the steers have a cough. Jim and Clarice said it was just from the dust. They would know being from here for generations. I am a Tennessee gal originally. The Smoky Mountains never get this dry. This is the driest monsoon we have had in 116 years according to the news. I hope it is another 116 years before another year this dry. The old-timers claim that this winter will be extra wet after the dry summer and fall. Hope they are right. The rain/snow will be too late to make grass grow, but it will recharge springs, creeks, dirt tanks and raise the water table. I am ready for rain, hail, sleet, or snow – anything WET! I don’t mind toting a slicker behind my saddle..