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The final count was 16 butterflies and I was able to get everything IDed that I was unable to do on my own. A second trip on the 29th yielded 12 butterflies and another cool new moth. The best thing about the second trip is that I got great shots of the number one butterfly tthat I was hoping for. The first trip none of them would land. I'm working on getting the photos posted so that I can share. The fishing was no good due to the high winds but at least I remembered my gear the 2nd time.
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 Well I'm so glad you persevered! And that is a lot of butterflies! 
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This is the earliest that I've ever gone out looking. When I saw how dry and brown everything looked I was certain that I wouldn't see anything. The weather was iffy on the second trip so there were periods of sun and clouds. Butterflies much prefer bright sunny days. I was quite fortunate and blessed. We've gotten a fair amount of rain lately so hopefully things will green up out there soon. Our lepidopterists club will be having a field trip out there in May.
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Oh things 'should' be looking awesome come May!
I hope things to green up there. I hope you all do not stay in that awful drought you've been in. 
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So far we've been getting a decent amount of rain but who knows what Summer will look like. It has been sprinkling today and the forecast calls for storms tomorrow but a wonderful Friday and Saturday.
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Hope you got beneficial rain. We are getting some today. Of course we would. I spent all day yesterday trying to get/understand our automated sprinkler system. Had to adjust several heads as they were on...so I ended up getting soaked TWICE...  Now today....it's raining.
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Maybe you'll bloom too now that you've been watered. That kind of reminds me of something that happened one of the last times that I was in the garden with the neighbor kids. I wanted to get a drink of water from the hose. One of the youngest kids was holding it and gave the spray attachment a squeeze. I was right in the path of the water.
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Not sure if I bloomed...but I know I gave the neighbors a good laugh!
The sprinklers are still not working right, several are broke, once section of the main floods..., so we have to have someone come out Monday and look..
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Hope that all of your problems have been solved by now.
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Our OWN sprinklers are working (unless I get grass stuck in them when I mow) but now the main irrigation pump from the city is down...caught fire! LOL So we have very low irrigation water till they get it changed out this week sometime.
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