What is the dirt without the rain?
For those of us who live in the high desert area of the country, rain is welcomed whenever it arrives. Our winter was snowless, with a predictor of a drought to come. That may still be what awaits us, but last night this renewing soaking rain began and is still coming down as I write, bringing hope that drought may not dry out our forest, as it did five years ago before the out-of-control wildfire of 7-7-7 that devastated many homes and affected our entire community.
The soaker rain is the best. Much of the water in the hard rains washes off into the river. This marvelous soaker seeps into the ground that lays so hard and parched this spring. The flowers are going "aaaaaah", the gardens are being drenched, the robins are enjoying an easy feast of the water- logged worms, and we people are rejoicing and sighing with relief. We may have a fire-free summer after all.
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