As of now, we received less than half our usual amount of precipitation in May, and are at about half our usual amount for June.  So we are now 2 or 3 inches behind our normal amoount of moisture for May and June.  Fruit trees have set a little fruit (they bore heavily last year).  Irrigation for the garden is essential, and I lost plantings of lettuce and tomatoes that did not sprout the week it was so warm. The swallow has been at the nest rather a long time, I suspect her first batch of eggs may have failed, and she started over.  Her mate is feeding her faithfully, and our flying insect count is somewhat low in the back yard.  This "wet" weekend is quite spotty over the region, and right here we have only gotten 4 tenths of an inch so far.  Hopefully more tonight.  This afternoon, a golfer in West Linn was struck by lightning.  He survived, and is able to communicate, but he has burns.  We did not note any thunder or lightning right here.  The garden soil that hasn't been worked already this year has become quite hard.  The neighbor's lane has been dusty, ours less so.  Bird songs are heard morning and evening, and a doe came into our yard at noon today.  Hayfever continues for many - though most grasses have gone to seed, some are still blooming, and so are the plantains.   The crop of trailing blackberries is good, and delicious.   I harvested my lettuce before the heat, and my peas before the rain.  The pea harvest will be totally done in just a few days I think.  A canopy in the yard is quite covered with pollen, as are our solar cells.  We need to wash them so they produce more.  The creek is low but still noisy.  We went to Estacada Lake Wednesday evening, and many people were enjoying water activities.  I'm going to assume fire danger is moderate (except perhaps when it is raining).  Our local fire department still hasn't begun keeping us informed as to fire danger level with their sign.