Well, I am just going to say, it is nice to have had a wet pet this morning! We got 1.45 inches. And I am very happy about that. However, I know from the news, that a lot of you in the Dallas/FtW metroplex got a heap more rain in your buckets than that. I hope you didn’t experience any flooding damage.
With boots on we were ready for our morning walk!
This was the crack in the soil at 8am.
This is the crack at 3pm. Certainly not much difference if any, but I am NOT complaining.
Amazingly this Post Oak still had a dry side to it this morning!
The Hackberry Emperor was damp with drops of water on it. However, it was still flying!
My lichens needed to be moisten so the rain did the hard work for me. LOL. These were from Fannin County.
Rain drops and a bug on the Western Horse Nettle! Can you spot the bug?
The Eggplant Tortoise Beetle (Gratiana pallidula) certainly blends in, eh!
Then on the walk to mailbox, these wet critters were on the Eryngo! Well the spider did not seem very wet. However, the American Bumble Bee certainly qualified as wet!
Then after seeing the first wet bee, I spotted half dozen more in the patch. Most were Carpenter Bees and all were lethargic.
The Carolina Mantis might be having an easy meal.
Stopping to look at these two tiny cuties, Lace Bugs!
Looks like a nice walk. Guess Gracie doesn’t mind getting wet. Poor bumbles. But maybe they needed hydrating too.
We got over 7″ of rain at our house. Fortunately, we have very good drainage all around the property. I sure do like those tortoise beetles.
Suzanne, So happy to hear that you had no damage.
Glad you got a good rain!