Bad luck, Jim.
There was drought declared in England a couple of months ago, but an enormous
amount of rain has fallen since and I believe that our reservoirs are now full;
I don't know about the underground aquifers, though.
Chris
On 5 Jul 2012, at 19:26, Jim Nichols wrote:
> We have had no effective rainfall since the first of April. In addition to
> the impact on our lawns and trees, the reservoir that supplies our water is
> also very low, because there has been no rain in the watershed area that
> feeds it. These images give an idea of our current conditions.
>
> Typical lawn grass, burned by the sun, and lack of rain:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Grass.jpg.html
>
> Our Tulip Poplars, planted to replace lost oak trees, have gone into
> emergency mode:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Leaves+on+Ground.jpg.html
>
> The leaves remaining on the larger Poplar are about 50% brown:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Tulip+Poplar+75.jpg.html
>
> The smaller Poplar shows the overall impact of the drouth:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Tulip+Poplar+77.jpg.html
>
> If anyone knows a rainmaker, please send contact info. :~(
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