November 6, 2014. Harper, Texas. Rain.

Most Texas when given one wish, will wish for rain. East Texas has ample rain but the rest of the state is always short of rain. This year, Dallas has had 12 inches less rain than is normal and normal is not much. Very often, the rain comes down in buckets so is quickly washed away, thus depriving the soaking to the ground. But for the past two days, everyone in the Hill Country is smiling. A steady rain fell for almost two days. It was a perfect rain, all due to the storm that came into Mexico from the Pacific. The rain turns everything green. It is almost like magic. When we turn onto 433 from 385, usually we see brown. Our friends have too many animals on their fields so nothing grows. But today, we could see green in every direction. It was a lovely sight. We arrived at the Top House to smell burning trees. We had contracted for the cedar trees to be cut and the dead trees to be piled. After two days of rain, the decision was made to burn the piles. After dark, we could see smoldering red coals dotted around the pastures. The fields look much better now, especially as everything is green. In Nova Scotia, folks are sick of the rain, but not in Texas. Bring it on, they say.