Conditions are beginning to dry out here after a long summer of heavy rain. Hot days and lots of sunshine is drying out the countryside and I'm beginning to see signs of stress in the vegetation. The ground is also getting hard and is difficult to dig in. The drought monitor still reports no drought conditions and the DSCI remains at zero but I expect that to change soon with no rain in the forecast. The USGS reports the Llano River at Hwy 87 is flowing at 110 cfs vs. the 52-year median of 115 cfs. There are no burn bans in effect.