Gardens of the Cross Timbers: The Flying Darning Needle

This could be called “The Shawnee News-Star Monthender” considering July begins Monday. June seems to be ending on a hot dry note. The meteorologists are calling it a Flash Drought since much of Oklahoma has had so little moisture in weeks. Except for parts of the Panhandle which, weirdly enough, had nearly 10 inches a week ago, about half of their yearly total.