One measure of yesterday’s rain event, the largest all season long, are the puddles in the horse pasture the Wood Ducks have yet to find early this morning, many of which have left Dry Creek without nesting. Two related thunderstorms poured through the afternoon and into the night to leave 1.91″ in the gauge, roughly 25% of our season’s total. This will prolong our feed in the granite above 2,000 feet for two or three more weeks and add life to our stock water ponds. I don’t expect much impact to what’s left of the feed on our clay slopes at the lower elevations, but anything that may be still green will appreciate the moisture.
