Image via WikipediaIn this neck of the woods, we've had virtually no rain for days and weeks. Yesterday, we drove around farm roads on the way back from a shopping trip and it was sad to see the corn dying in the fields and the apple orchards with far less fruit than you would expect to see at this time of the year. It's going to be a tough year for Shenandoah Valley farmers. The ground is dusty and bone dry and any rain that has passed through recently has just sheered off the surface and not helped the crops at all. Now the weather map shows we have a few hours of steady rain coming our way which should help a little.
It's ironic that this rain is exactly what farmers in other areas do NOT want. They are busy dealing with flooded fields. I guess It's Mother Nature's way of keeping us all on our toes !
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