Hey Nancy!   
      
    NB> Our county is officially in a drought state   
      
   No official word on drought here but it wouldn't surpise anyone if they do   
   make the call soon.  As for the interior mainland there are far too many   
   wildfires going but they are being deemed as the new normal.  Not as bad as   
   last year but that could change in the drop of a hat.   
      
   Weird but I still haven't seen any of the female quails and their chicks yet.    
   Since May I have only seen two lonely looking male quail standing at the side   
   of the road at different times, one in early June and the second one a couple   
   weeks later.  Offhand I think all the additional staycationers might be the   
   reason for the hightened shyness of the quail.  The nearest neighbour claims   
   to have heard them in the brambles again but didn't actually see any of them,   
   not even a spotter.  This is the first summer I haven't spotted any for this   
   length of time.   
      
   Life is good,   
   Maurice   
      
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