Thoughts & Images from Andy Sharp

Flying High in Taylor, Texas

For the last few days our local weather forecasters told us to expect rain, beginning Thursday night and continuing through Saturday.   In drought-prone Texas, of course, we like rain.   We need rain.   The concern in Taylor, however, was their much-publicized, first-ever Fly a Kite Day.   The Taylor Parks & Recreation Department put forth a lot of effort to make it a success.  When I got up Saturday morning things were looking grand!   It had rained much of the night before, but the day began with very cool temperatures in the low 60s (cool for us, anyway) and a good, strong wind.  So it was that families turned out at Taylor Regional Park, kites and strings in hand.   As morning progressed, the winds got stronger.  Temperatures actually dropped.   Just as the event was winding down, Mother Nature let loose with a steady stream of rain!  The timing couldn’t have been better.   It was cool and windy when we needed it, but wasn’t it nice that the moisture came when it did?   And it’s rained all day, it’s still raining as I write this Saturday evening.  It’s all good.   Some of these photos are scheduled for an upcoming issue of  the Williamson County Sun

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