0.08”in the preceding week, which brought MTD catch to 1.93” before this morning’s report. If the forecast for the Memorial Day Weekend system verifies, we should end the month reasonably close to PRISM average for May. As for right now, barely hanging on to the ‘near normal” tag, and we’re just shy of average for the Water Year to Date. Regardless, everything is growing well around here and flowering trees and shrubs are showing their best. Pond level is normal. The big wildlife news is that the pair of mute swans on the pond is now swimming around with a clutch of nine cygnets – the most I’ve ever seen. With any luck, maybe one or two of them will survive to fly off this autumn.