Knowing that some parts of the country are suffering from extreme heat, I wish that everyone in America could share in the wonderful temperatures we’ve been enjoying here. I feel almost guilty about how nice our weather has been in comparison. But, I’m sorry to report that we, too, have a weather problem: it’s too dry. Wildflowers are wilting. The yard is so dry that it crunches underfoot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I knew when I started to write this post that Rhode Island had had a below-average amount of rainfall this year. I wasn’t sure if we were officially in drought conditions, though, so I looked it up. We are. The whole state is in Severe Drought, according to https:\/\/droughtmonitor.unl.edu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We’re not alone. Nearly all of New England is unusually dry. But we’re not at the highest possible levels of drought or having to deal with massive forest fires, as some places are. So I know things could be much worse, but I hope they will get better, not just for us, but for everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Knowing that some parts of the country are suffering from extreme heat, I wish that everyone in America could share in the wonderful temperatures we’ve been enjoying here. I feel almost guilty about how nice our weather has been in … Continue reading