October 2008 Archives

Last week, KVUE's Tom Harris reported that September was one of the driest months on record in Central Texas. Yesterday, while working in my yard, I realized how true that really is.
We spent the weekend digging up dead grass along one side of my front yard and replacing it with a more xeric landscape, including Texas wildflowers and grasses. The dirt was dry. And I don't just mean dry... I mean really DRY.
The ground was hard and clumpy and no mater how far down I dug, I never found any moist soil.
Wow. We spent the rest of the day pulling the hose around the yard and doing our best to soak each of the newer trees and shrubs in hoping of relieving the strain they are feeling.
As I sit here writing, the forecast still calls for some of the viewing area to receive rain, but so far... nothing. It's cloudy and gray -- but it just hasn't been able to rain. As much as I'm hoping for rain, I'm just not sure how it will happen today. That's really disappointing, because my poor landscape is parched. No matter how much I water, my little hose is just not enough it satisfy the thirst. Most of what I planted is drought-resistant, but even that designation can only go so far.

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