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Yep – that was moisture (not ash!) falling from the sky early this morning

by Linda Hubbard on September 16, 2020

It may be blue (yes, very blue!) skies now but there was a steady drizzle early this morning, making the Dish pathways damp and the turkey feathers wet. (Side note: the youngsters are almost as big as their parents now!)

Our new-fangled digital rain gauge recorded just 0.02 inches, so but a trace.

The rain year ends on September 30 and we’ll be doing a salute to long-time weather watcher Bill Russ.

Photos by Linda Hubbard (c) 2020

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