Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Purely personal
I'm writing this to settle down my weather PTSD, trying to reset a stubbornly persistent perception.
We just finished a 1/2 inch of rain today, some of which was fierce and haily. In a normal season a half inch would be helpful, not harmful. I'm stuck in PTSD setting from harsh winter, constantly on edge because this is NOT a normal season. (Incidentally, the slow-moving disaster is still killing people.)
Well, is it normal or not? At this point it's close enough to normal. It FEELS like we've had Noah's Flood every day, but IN FACT we've had a MONTH between major rains. That's NORMAL.
The last half-inch rain was April 17, and today is May 16. That's almost a MONTH. Do you hear me, self?
See? There it is in black and white. 
See? There it is in black and white. Labels: coot-proofing
¶ 2:46 PM
