I mowed my lawn today. It hasn't rained here for at least 11 days. The bad news is that I'm living in a dust bowl. The good news is that although my nice grass appears to be mostly dormant or dead, so is all the crab grass, and the thyme plucked from F.J. Child's grave is thriving in the crap soil. Now if I could get it to take over the whole front yard, I'd be happy!