Soil conditions were approaching severely dry but with around 2 tenths of an inch of rain this morning it looks like moderately dry conditions will remain.  Waterways were getting fairly low and without soaking rains their levels can  only go down.  Lawns in the area were showing strong signs of stress but this recent rain will help.  Trees were drooping and starting to lose leaves with some beginning to change color, probably due to this dry spell.  Corn and bean crops are finishing rapidly.  Amazing how much they've dried since last week.  Wildlife has been quiet for the most part.  A few flocks of birds have been flying overhead and the hummingbirds have been feeding a lot.  And the lowly mice have started getting into the house.  A couple have already taken it on the chin so to speak.  Well more precisely, on the neck.  That's a lesson they'll never forget.