A relatively warm (65º) December day. There wasn't as much fog, but we still remained under a low, gray sky. Jo and I and the dogs took our walk up the road since EVERYTHING in the woods is dripping with moisture. We'd have returned soaked from a hike in the woods.
When we returned from our walk, it seemed much darker than it should have been, even accounting for our still shorting days. Rain began about five minutes after our return. That's one of the problems with these overcast skies: You can't see the rain clouds coming. We ended up receiving 1.1” inches of rain during the evening. Sunday afternoon and evening 1.5” had fallen. At least area ponds and the ground water table is benefiting from these funky winter days.
Our dial up connection to the Internet isn't enjoying the rain. Access to the Net has become very undependable. Something somewhere in the phone line is getting wet when it should stay dry. It isn't just us. Several neighbors are also complaining, but we're caught in one of those Catch-22 situations. The telephone company repair crew doesn't work when it's raining and there's no problem when it's dry.
