Maybe I should have used "wither," because after a great start to our rainy season, since July 6th barely a drop has fallen.

That's unusual, because July is historically our 2nd wettest month.

Maybe that will change, because August is our wettest month with an average of 4.79 inches of rainfall.

We'll have to wait and see, of course.  But while we do, I thought I'd share some photos of the dramatic changes that occur during what we once called our "Second Spring."

Maybe they'll bring us some luck?

Could this be Ireland?

My Goldens relaxing in the newly purified Santa Cruz River.

Near-sunset view of the river from a shady stretch of the
De Anza International Trail west of Camino Mar.