Yesterday and today have been beautiful here, according to conventional standards. Ironically, however, we would be better off experiencing continual April showers.
We need plenty of rain to build up our low ground water and assure that we don’t slip into a drought this summer. The current federal U.S. Drought Monitor lists the southern half (and more) of Maine in the “Abnormally Dry” category with an elevated fire danger.
As you can see from the images here, taken yesterday, there have been large cumulous clouds wandering high above us, but none has released large amounts of its precious rain recently. Our fields are not yet fully green and virtually all of the cattails remain rickety dry.
Nonetheless, the pond is good at catching the water run-off from the sloping field and reflections of clouds from the sky. It was full of both, yesterday. We hear that we might get some rain tonight and/or tomorrow. (Brooklin, Maine) See also the image in the first Comment space.