0.25" of rain last week but the very strong winds and single-digit humidities made any trace of that water disappear.  The soil is dry. Weeds are brown and dry. Juniper and Piñon trees are stressed, showing some brown in them. Cold season grass is dormant. Plenty of deer in the area. They seem to prefer our sumac (which we water occasionally) to our grass for grazing.  More Red Flag days than not, some with "Particularly Dangerous Situation" ratings. Thick smoke here several days from fires near the Colorado-Utah border, near Ouray, various locations in Utah.