The weekend started out hot and humid, and it was tough working in the yard.  After a week of rain and clouds, many plants and I are wilting in the heat and humidity.  Feels like 101°F!  But I was able to spray herbicides on the lawn since we finally had conditions that were consistent for spraying.  Many neighbors tried to rush into cutting the grass, but in some cases, the mowers left ruts and muddy trails behind since the ground was still wet from last week’s rains.  My front yard was still wet even though I worked on the drainage all last summer.  There was no standing water.  It was still too wet to mow.  By Monday afternoon, the soil dried out enough so as not to cause ruts when I cut the grass. But I only cut half of the normal height to avoid clumping grass clippings and sun scalding.  It rained all around this area during the day on Tuesday, and some areas had thunderstorms.  I needed at least a half inch of rain to get the herbicide I spray on Saturday to reach the soil.  Late Tuesday evening, a popup shower provided 0.53”, go figure!  The rest of the week was mostly uneventful as passing clouds provided some relief from the sun and even added a few drops of rain, but only a trace fell.