Rain at last....

Thanks to Mother Nature combining moisture from both a tropical depression on the East coast of Mexico, and a hurricane in the mouth of the Gulf of California with a cold front from our Northwest, rain prayers of many all over Texas were answered. Water, what would we do without it? Someday, soon I'm afraid, as population growth puts more and more pressure on that much taken for granted resource it will become the most valuable and much contested commodity in much of the West and Southwest. Such extravagant uses as maintaining hundreds of acres of manicured golf courses will come into question. But enough of my disdain for gluttonous water guzzling golf courses, along with the much needed rain came some welcome cool air just in time for the first day of Fall, perhaps my favorite time of year. The cooler weather marks the beginning of the fall bite in many of our local lakes, colors the landscape with golden and crimson leaves and sets the stage for the year end holiday season. Happy Fall y'all!