Just before the rain started in yesterday I spotted something in the yard. It looked too big to be a squirrel and it was grayish, standing up with its back to me. I got the binoculars out to take a closer look. Well, I’ll be—a woodchuck. The first one I’ve seen since moving here. I snapped this photo of him looking contemplatively into the back yard. He seems completely at home sitting there with his paws up on the railing. I think he’s adorable.

Shortly after this photo was taken, Hanna finally arrived. It poured sheets of soft, gentle, warm rain which came straight down with no wind. Our weather station was recording a little over an inch per hour. Lucky for us that she stopped in about four hours. Rain total: 4.39 inches!

The lights flickered a few times, but no power outage. I did have a few candles lit just in case, but we didn’t need them. We had some wind overnight but nothing out of the ordinary. Hanna was kind to us. She greened up our yard, filled our pool and made us all happy. I don’t know about how happy the woodchuck was about it all. I imagine he was pretty soggy wherever he was.

I only see woodchucks on the side of the road unfortuanetly. He couldn’t have been too sad, we haven’t gotten a lot of rain recently.  More than four inches? Wow. We had some puddling in lower spots in the yard and backed up drains but for the most part all the water went down to Awosting. I’d imagine that stream in the back of your yard is pretty busy, too.
It was so tropical in the morning yesterday—humid and sticky. I think Hanna brought fall with her. It’s great outside.

i saw a woodchuck (first time ever) in Ched’s front yard.  Cute to me - tho I guess they can be annoying for gardeners?

amazing cloud pics. yesterday.

Rain would have been a good R for you!  4” in one day is something I have experienced around here but not without dramatic results.  It’s more of the rain I saw while in the midwest.  Sometimes I miss it…until I am in it and can’t do the things I would like to do!