When in Drought...

 

  I always imagined how it would be ~  the year we finally ran out of water.   To me it is a scary reality that I now must face and to which, assimilate.  I thrive at our ranch in all of its glory and beauty, only to find our spring that feeds our tank is completely dry.  Not. A. Drop. Scary considering we have never gone dry in the 31 years we have had the place.
   Scientists think that we're about to come out of a very abnormal wet season that has lasted for a long time and now we return to more arid conditions.  Well I don't like it.   I love having water at ease and a spring that lasts.   I know I could call upon a professional to dig a well, or place other systems in...but who's to say that our drought will not take us further into the depths of despair?  All over California we are dry; it is dry...Texas has been in a terrible drought for ten years now.  I think of places that are very low on water but high in population: India, Africa, Australia just to name a few.  The people of those places really work hard for water.   Now I prepare to do the same.  I, the ever-so-lucky- American spoiled girl.  A girl who loves her water.
    We need to rethink our water usage here, and everywhere.  That means, no more golf courses as we know it, a balance of blue and grey water use (which means rethinking what we clean with), eradication of lawns (instead think of growing our own food) and, our overall over consumption of water for pools, fountains.   To think that Las Vegas was once a natural spring.   When they built Vegas up, they did not think twice that they'd eradicate an entire species of frog for the gambling playground. An entire species and water source just so we can indulge,  spend and be gluttonous fools.  I admit, I love having fun there, but now I rethink before I go anywhere about their business practices and what people do to conserve and help our planet overall.
    It is in my prayers that this drought will end.  Hydrologists say it is not going to; that in fact, as our population grows, and our sources dwindle, there will eventually be wars because of the lack of this all too powerful beautiful resource that is life giving and sustaining.  Until then, I vow to practice better water habits, better practices overall for everything. 

For more info on water shortage globally, read this great article written in May of 2014.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/A-future-of-thirst_16646748