Journal entry 4-Hot dry summer

We need rain!! I am hoping we get some soon. I hate seeing all the yards all dried up and crispy. Everything crunches under your feet as you walk around. This summer heat we have had is a bit ridiculous if you ask me. I have never been one to keep plants alive anyways but all the pretty flowers we planted earlier in the spring are now crispy and and brown. I realize maybe if I watered them they might have some life to them. I have been staying at my parents for a few days down in Arkansas and there is no way I will be spending the 4th of July holiday down here unless it rains. There are burn bans everywhere. So we will have to venture back up to Hollister and spend the holiday at home. I want the kids to be able to enjoy themselves and shoot off fireworks. I hope it isn't too dry and we don't start any fires. We really need that rain though. If we don't get much more rain and everything stays this hot and dry, our fall will not be a very colorful one. I love the fall. That is my absolute favorite time of year. I get so excited to drive and see all the colors on the trees and take lots of pictures of the kids playing outside. We love to take fall hikes. So lets all do a little rain dance and hope we get lots of rain soon.