Temperatures were near to below normal all week. No high fire danger warning or red flag warning this week. I received 0.70-inch rain this past week. The soil is dry at the surface but moist 3 inches down. The trees and grass have remained green. Conditions are near normal. April rainfall totaled 4.79 inches, 1.49 inches above normal (147 percent of normal). The first 3 days of May have been dry. Precipitation here for the year is now 7.09 inches, which is 0.22 inch below normal (97 percent of normal). Precipitation for the water year is 1.72 inch below normal (86 percent of normal). Plants and wildlife. Bird visits to the heated bird bath near normal. Approximately 15 species of birds (about 80 to 90 birds visit each day). Water Supply Water level in Standing Bear Lake (approximately 0.2 mile to the east of here) is near normal. Area creeks and ponds are also near normal. Some crops have been planted in nearby fields, but most fields remain in cover crops.