this December has been a very dry month.  Really starting to feel the drought.  Ground is dry to subsoil.  Post holes are getting more difficult to dig.  Land work continues unabated. We have not had any Runoff precipitation in months now.  Since we are in winter season the dryness is less of an issue but it does hurt the recharge of aquifers. We have been nice and warm.  Very little cold to bother us, just a few days below normal. 
MERRY 
CHRISTMAS to you all.