Something About Rain

I would like to talk about something besides the weather. Or, rather, not talk about it in every post.

But today it's the topic that concerns me. A great deal of business in Iowa is based in agriculture and agriculture worships the weather. MySpouse and I are the children of farmers; we follow the weather fairly closely via the Internet. At this time most of Iowa is doing all right for precipitation.

It's a bit on the dry side here, tho; lawns are beginning to brown, the soil is cracking in places. I'm watering daily; all of the plants that are in pots and some that are in the ground. I've watched on the radar as storms get near our area and then split and go around. Frustrating, but until I'm elected President of the Universe I'll have to live with it.

Watering plants daily, sometimes twice a day if I have time. Watching the water flowing from the hose and anticipating the amount of the water bill. Knowing from my experience with horticulture that watering will keep the plants alive but it's not the same as rain. Eating shredded wheat will keep a human alive (I think), but it's not the same as chili dogs.

We've had rain, of course. It has come at about two-week intervals. Often enough to keep the crops growing, but long enough between rains to incite people to pray. I know I have been.
Praying, leaving the car windows down, leaving clothing on the clothesline...doing my part to coax some precipitation to this area.