May 16 2009
Need a “Bail-Out”!
“Into every life, a little rain must fall . . . . . . “ This is so true, but seems like the past month there’s been a lot more than a little rain falling around here. If this keeps up here in Northern Alabama, as well as other places around the U.S., we’re going to need some “bailing out”, and I don’t mean money.
My chickens are knee deep in mud (well, maybe chickens don’t have knees ~ but you get the point). I don’t have to go out to pick up the eggs anymore, I just stand on the front porch and wait for them to float by.
The grass has grown so tall that when I let my chihuahua out for a “potty break”, I had to attach a line to him so he could find his way back home.
Yeah, I’m full of it today! But seriously, it’s going to rain all this month, then by July it will be so dry, the trees will be begging me to let the dog out.
Things never seem to happen at the logical time, or in a sensible amount. There’s always either too much or not enough. The whole world is out of whack, out of line, out of sequence. It seems that way to us, but actually the earth has been taking care of itself for millions of years now, mostly without our help. No matter what we do, the climate is going to continue to change; things in space are going to get closer or farther away; and mankind is always going to be a pain-in-the-butt.
The best we can do is hang on (hoping that gravity continues to hold us down), and try to find the humor in the whole thing.
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.” (John Muir)
