A friend who lives not far from me had five inches in her rain gauge, and so did her neighbor. My rain gauge got smashed to bits in a hail storm several years ago and I never replaced it, but I'm sure I got that much. And it looks like another rainy day. And that's not what was in yesterday's forecast at all. Quick change again. Yesterday, NO chance of rain today or tomorrow, and today began cloudy and wet. With the climate veering toward chaos, it's hard to make accurate forecasts.
Lots of rain yesterday! We needed that rain! We got that rain! It was great! Most of the area had lots of rain! That was good! It came at a good time of year!
Great evening as the norther moved in, and it was a great morning to work outside, so I did. Incremental improvements and adjustments here and there, some necessitated a trip to Home Depot. I'm considering options for next year. I've finally got hardy vines growing and there's plenty of stuff for those vines to use as trellises.
Spring-like weather yesterday, which meant that dust was in the air. Same again today but not so hot. Not what I like to see in October. Saturday rain? I expect those rain chances to diminish. Maybe finally some seasonal temperatures? That would surprise me as well. Hotter and hotter, more and more screwed up. A climate catastrophe unfolds in slow motion. Are you ready for Giga-death?? Think you'll be one of the survivors?
Our high temperatures this month have tended to be far above normal. I'm not surprised. The pace of climate change and associated warming is accelerating. We do get some relief later in the week, and maybe rain. The rain is much needed. Lubbock will soon be drinking its own treated wastewater. Probably overdue for that move, as other water sources are strained by drought and Lubbock's insane population growth. The water that goes down the sink drains and toilets, and the piss you flush away, will compose a lot of what you'll be drinking in the future. But don't worry. It'll be treated and it'll be perfectly OK. It's a kind of Spaceship Earth strategy. It's necessary.
