.32" of rain this week, added to .26" late last week, has moistened the top of the ground considerably and should bring some shallow-rooted plants into growth.  Our total precipitation since Jan. 1 is now 2.01", not enough to change the "severely dry" rating.  The new spring leaves on our mature cottonwood tree have been turning yellow and falling for a number of weeks, and no new grass is evident on the nearby plains and foothills, except at the edges of paved roads.  Some stock tanks have a little water.  Bird life seems normal.