June is typically a hot and dry month here on the Southern High Plains. The farmers are out of luck this year so far because there is no irrigation water because of the general drought.  I decided against all logic to plant a garden this year and had to haul water from town to get it going. My well water is so alkaline it will kill anything that I put too much water on. If it weren’t for a reverse osmosis unit we couldn’t even drink it.

We had a great Bluegrass festival here last weekend! Wonderful bands too. The Alan Munde Gazette, The Batten Family and Bluegrass Odyssey performed. They were all great sounding groups. I would recommend them to any and all. A group of us local club members did a 45 minute opening act and then some of the members of the Amarillo Bluegrass Club did another 45 minutes. Then it was on to the bands. Of course there was a lot of jamming going on and some of the jammers didn’t finish up until 2AM both nights, but that’s one of the real reasons to go to a Bluegrass Festival. Lots of fun for all.

More on Bluegrass music later but for now dear hearts, thaaaat’s all.