This Reminds Me

Archive for August 30th, 2006

After a months-long drought – it rained.  A fast, furious late-afternoon rain, depositing about 1/4″ of precious moisture on our crunchy brown lawn.

I was in line at Costco when it started.  To hear the adults buzzing – you would have thought it was the Second Coming.  Or (God forbid) another 9/11.  Shoppers were walking to the doors just to stare at it.  Everyone was giddy, chatting with equally-thrilled strangers.  As I walked out to my car, I thought – Omigosh, look, there are water splotches on my dress.  And they’re gorgeous!

Note the grass – or lack of – in our yard.  Water restrictions for homes over the Edwards Acquifer have forbade landscape watering, though we suspect our across-the-street neighbors have….ummm….perhaps not heeded such edicts.

I drove up to four barefoot, soggy, giggly girls frolicking in our cul-de-sac.  I’m sure our neighbors all think we’re off our meds.

Several of our fellow bus riders have been joking for weeks that we need to do a rain dance while we’re waiting on the #6 Express each morning.  I’m all for it – I’d like a few more evenings of the wet stuff.  Come kick off your shoes and join us.