Sunday May 12th 2024

I allowed the TV weather prognosticators to get me all excited about the prospect of rain. The day began cloudy and proceeded to get even darker as the morning progressed. Around noon the sound of light intermittent tapping on the roof of my RV home indicated that it was trying to rain. The long awaited and needed rain seemed to be starting. A few minutes later the sounds were gone and looking outside didn’t show any sign of moisture on the concrete or roads. The expected rain storm was a bust. There is another chance tomorrow.

Most of the grass in the RV resort is now brown and dry. The few exceptions are at the long term residents sites who have taken on the task of watering the grass around their sites. These sites are little islands of green in the sea of brown. The question remains if the site residents will also take on responsibility for mowing. The park wide landscaping crew hasn’t used a mower in several weeks. They seem to be focused on trimming alone.

The drought conditions should change when the true summer weather pattern arrives. Right now the absence of rain has resulted in brush fire warnings in many areas. The current conditions don’t qualify as an actual National Weather Service drought since the weather is consistent with seasonal normal behavior. Still, the TV weather talkers are sure talking about rain with anticipation. The summer rain pattern begins toward the end of the month.

On today’s walk around the RV park I found more RVs closed up with the outside stuff tied down. A couple of sites with lots of outdoor patio stuff were now empty of the accompanying RV. The RV was off to cooler climates, but the site and sometimes the golf cart were waiting for the return. Everybody has their own schedules. I’m just continuously surprised by the ones that I thought were staying for the summer transition to gone so quickly as they do.