I Hate the Drought

The drought is so bad here in Gadsden County; rainfall this year is at least 20 inches below normal. I’m just miserable over the rock-hard soil and silver, crunchy grass, the beds full of wilted and crispy plants. It’s so depressing. I’m starting to feel hopeless, so today I looked through my old pictures to remind myself that the weather wasn’t always this way. Here’s what my yard used to look like when water still fell sometimes from the sky: