We got some very much needed rain last week, finally. When it rains my driveway doesn't really drain, which means we have some standing water for a couple of days afterward. It was such a welcome sight to come home to this from work one day, after having a steady rain for several hours that morning. I've missed it. This drought scares me, let's be honest. I read recently that all but one county in Oklahoma were declared disaster areas because the drought has gotten so bad. This was mainly to offer assistance to farmers, but it's getting really extreme. My fingers are crossed that it will break and maybe this summer won't be quite so hot for quite so long... but we'll see.

The red berries are from the American holly tree beside our front porch. While they can be an annoyance sometimes (my car is nearly always covered in bird poop), they do serve for a nice moment of admiration a lot of the time too.