Helpful Posts: During a normal year in Minnesota, one would expect July to be fairly dry. It is the norm for lawns to be a parched brown. This year we have had ample rainfall....sometimes too much
The prairie has responded with an abundance of lush growth and many wildflowers amongst the grasses
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2nd August 2016, 12:38 AM #1
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It has been a wetter than normal Summer
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2nd August 2016, 01:31 AM #2
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Re: It has been a wetter than normal Summer
It's the opposite here, nothing but brown grasses, weatherman keeps talking drought but temperatures have been pleasant to scorching. I haven't heard the statement "this is a great summer" yet, but everyone seems to be enjoying it though. Nice captures.
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3rd August 2016, 07:44 AM #3
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Re: It has been a wetter than normal Summer
I do not enjoy scorching summer -- I can't go out properly.
Anyway, in the past summers we used to water our gardens twice a week, mow it once a week and so on and so forth. Yesterday was pleasant, around 87°F tops. I even went out with Bill hoping to find a shoe store near where he was going, no such luck. Last night we heard on tv that Maryland was flooded and some people died. It is a crazy weather, we can't keep up with the weeds!!! My backyard is starting to look like your prairie here above 
. ..this kind of weather is a perfect recipe for thunderstorms...I wonder why New Jersey is experiencing drought conditions....and no, I do not believe in climate change.
Anyway, nice prairie shots...I sort of not like the conditions on #1 image...
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3rd August 2016, 11:33 AM #4
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Re: It has been a wetter than normal Summer
You are the one that convinced me to scramble around on rocks to capture the flooding river
Originally Posted by IzzieK
. At that time the river was up by 10'. The orange cone and tape are there to keep people out as the authorities searched for the body of a photographer that slipped on the rocks. A rather sobering reminder that no shot is worth your life.
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3rd August 2016, 11:44 AM #5
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Re: It has been a wetter than normal Summer
Almost 45 days of triple digits (ambient + heat index), though thankfully interspersed with lots of rain. It's the humidity where I am camped right now that really gets to you. I'm off to Nova Scotia mid-month. Just waiting for all the kiddies to go back to school and free up the campgrounds.
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4th August 2016, 07:43 AM #6
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Re: It has been a wetter than normal Summer
Oh yeah, blame me…. ☹ Originally Posted by rtbaum
You are the one that convinced me to scramble around on rocks to capture the flooding river. At that time the river was up by 10'. The orange cone and tape are there to keep people out as the authorities searched for the body of a photographer that slipped on the rocks. A rather sobering reminder that no shot is worth your life.
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