Drought

For those who are dealing with floods, here is the opposite. It has rained (more than a trace) just two times in June, zero in July and once in August. In July the average high was over 103 and in August it was over 105. On the plus side, I have not had to mow my lawn since June and in these pictures you can see why. Now the leaves on the trees are starting to die.

My son putting his hand in a crack in our yard. We have clay soil here so this is what happens when it gets real dry.
Some of the cracks are big enough to swallow your foot if you are not watching your step.
My poor grass and trees are showing the effect.
It looks like fall came early with everything dying.