Well, Hello, Dolly
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Waller Creek runs right by my house. Or should I say Waller Creek is “located” right by my house? Because Waller Creek isn’t “running” at all right now. It’s dry as a bone, which provides an excellent illustration of the drought we’re mired in. During the three-year period I’ve lived in Austin it’s only rained with any regularity and volume for two months last spring. Otherwise, nada.
The lack of rain makes everything that needs to get done on the farm that much harder: keeping the garden watered, the chickens hydrated, the clay dug from the ground, the fruit trees growing. Water is life, and without it the farm isn’t looking so lively right about now.
But wait. There’s hope. Relief is on the way, thanks to Hurricane Dolly. While the national news is trying to portray the storm as some sort of “monster” and “killer,” here in Austin we’re ready to welcome it with open arms. Sadly, as of five minutes ago, we hadn’t gotten more than a sprinkling of rain while San Antonio and Houston are getting pummeled. What up with that?