We are looking at water restrictions in my part of Victoria this summer we haven't had any way near enough rain this session. Thanks for reminding me to mowe my lawns!

Chicago has been unusually dry this year. I have a well, so water is no porblem for me.....no restrictions here :)
Yes, we do have so much to be thankful for. I am enjoying the fruits of my labor.....fresh veggies. Wish I could grow avacados and fruit. Use to have an apple tree, but it got a disease and had to be taken down :*(
I am happy to purchase those fruits and veggies I don't grow to the local farmers though......they are struggling due to the tarriffs.

In Australia our farmers are struggling because of drought and getting rubbish money for what they produce, and yet we pay top dollar in the supermarket for stuff.
I know here a lot of farmers have stopped milking because of the money they get its actually easier for them to go into beef then to keep milking. Even though we live in a farming area theres next to no farmers market and if there is its for the city people and yes you pay top dollar for the stuff there. Its a bit messed up in my part of Australia!

We've had a great rainy summer. We only get good rains like this, every few years. So we all thank God for the gift.

Plants really do much better with rain water. My gardens thick and lush and green. Of course.... the weeds are thick and lush and green too. The mosquitoes are keeping me away from weeding.

We haven't had good rain in my part (i cant speak for looney ) of Australia for a good few years now.
NSW is in 100% drought and is dealing with bushfires its winter here.

Drought is a slow and tedious killer. When the drought is advanced enough to be generating wildfires, you want to be careful with your "Blue Sky" cliches. Ya might get your head buried in a dust patch for them. Droughts and wildfires get my vote of Nature's scariest phenom. I can head for higher ground in a flood. There is no escaping a drought or the smoke haze of a wildfire. Texas is still reeling from its 2011 wildfires.

Gentle empathy for the folks *down under*.

Agreed to an extent arfie but have you ever been through a cat 5 cyclone? Equally scary and I'd never stick around for either of them again. Drought is so long and drawn out that its bad in a different way isn't it?

There seem to be extreme weather events a lot in US. I hope you all stay safe.

The death rate gos up with drought farmers watching the stock die or having to put it down is no fun. Or having to walk off the land.
As much as i hate bushfires or bad storms or cyclone i would take them over a drought any day of the week.