The rain is moving back in and the thunder is getting closer and closer. We sure can use the rain, though. 

I can see buds forming on the pin oaks. The buds on the sugar maple are getting larger. I’ll try to get photos after the rain passes. I wish I had a few photos from last year to compare them to this year. I’m concerned about what the exceptional drought conditions last year might have done to them despite us keeping them watered.