(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Richlu Pics [1] ['Black Kos', 'Thom Hartmann'] Date: 2026-08-18 Richlu The two weeks of rain filled up my wheelbarrow Richlu And Crow Creek is back to normal. Richlu Although I read Western Iowa is 36% drought in spite of all the rain. 0 Richlu And so life continues, with squirrel buddies. Curious from afar. Richlu He let me get pretty close today. Richlu I walked to the bank this morning and found lots of flowers! Richlu Richlu Richlu And a pretty monarch butterfly! Richlu And a huge tree! I wonder how old it is. Richlu of course there were more squirrels. He’s looking at me. Richlu Of course she went around the tree and then had another look. Richlu This morning sunrise was gorgeous! Richlu [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/8/18/800086097/community/richlu-pics/ Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/