by Pa Rock
Farmer in Summer
Yesterday my lawn was crispy brown, the sad result of several extra hot and extremely dry weeks in the Ozarks. The few roses out by the road were almost dead, and the once magnificent patches of four o'clocks were withered and begging to be put on life support.
Then, yesterday evening just at dusk, something wonderful happened. It wasn't long after I had finished my twilight routine of faithfully carrying water to each of my young trees (seven dogwoods, two figs, and two oaks) and several pots of begonias that splash color around my rural sanctuary, that the surprise rain shower erupted over The Roost. The glorious rain fell for about thirty-minutes, soaking the parched ground and lowering the air temperature to a bearable level.
This morning the lawn is once again greening up and a sense of vibrancy is returning to the farm - as well as to the farmer. The weather forecast indicates that temperatures will drop somewhat for the next couple of days. The downside, of course, is that I will once again be mowing - probably tomorrow, but even that will seem somewhat pleasurable after all of this insufferable heat.
It's a green morning in the Ozarks, and Pa Rock could not be happier! Have a wonderful day!
Farmer in Summer
Yesterday my lawn was crispy brown, the sad result of several extra hot and extremely dry weeks in the Ozarks. The few roses out by the road were almost dead, and the once magnificent patches of four o'clocks were withered and begging to be put on life support.
Then, yesterday evening just at dusk, something wonderful happened. It wasn't long after I had finished my twilight routine of faithfully carrying water to each of my young trees (seven dogwoods, two figs, and two oaks) and several pots of begonias that splash color around my rural sanctuary, that the surprise rain shower erupted over The Roost. The glorious rain fell for about thirty-minutes, soaking the parched ground and lowering the air temperature to a bearable level.
This morning the lawn is once again greening up and a sense of vibrancy is returning to the farm - as well as to the farmer. The weather forecast indicates that temperatures will drop somewhat for the next couple of days. The downside, of course, is that I will once again be mowing - probably tomorrow, but even that will seem somewhat pleasurable after all of this insufferable heat.
It's a green morning in the Ozarks, and Pa Rock could not be happier! Have a wonderful day!
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