dry spell

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[OT from cottage renovations]

things have been way dry here for quite a while.  the Grove's trees are in distress and Maryland farms are expected to lose 80-90% of the corn crop. 

as of right now the weather radar shows one of those big, fast, wet systems heading in.  it's already passing through the WV panhandle with the leading edge around Martinsburg and Hagerstown. 

it won't last for long and the rain it brings is sure to come in more or less horizontally, with a much greater propensity to run off than to soak in.  no matter, we'll take whatever we can get, whichever way it comes.