A Mess of a Summer 2016

This post, A Mess of a Summer 2016, was written by Annie in Austin/ Diva Glinda for the Divas of the Dirt Blog.

When June began, it was amazing to see the reports on how much water was in the Highland Lakes, the reservoir lakes that are not only a focus for recreation and nature but the source of the water for homes and businesses.

A couple of years ago, boating was restricted because the water had retreated so far from the shores… now it was temporarily halted because the water was too high! [Information via https://hydromet.lcra.org/riverreport/ ]

Moisture-loving flowers like Amarcrinum didn’t mind having a wet June – they responded with big, beautiful blooms. 

Everything from the storms, health issues, travel and sad family events kept the Divas of the Dirt from meeting in June. Then all rain stopped, intense heat moved in and attempts to reschedule for July were a failure.

By mid-August the dry weeks meant the lake levels had moderated, but a new wave of rain was poised to move in. 

People with pecan trees had mixed feelings – the good news was that the crop was huge and even Austin squirrels couldn’t snag all the nuts.

The bad news was that the boughs were so laden down that they were cracking and hitting roofs. 

Maybe we’d finally get to meet again in September 2016!

This post, A Mess of a Summer 2016, was written by Annie in Austin/ Diva Glinda for the Divas of the Dirt Blog.