We need rain

This summer has been very, very dry and hot. Temperatures are not much higher than usual, but there was no rain for a very long time. They said there will be rain a couple of times so far, but somehow it always skipped my town, or fell so little that you couldn't even tell there was rain.

I don't like rain at all, but when it comes to things like this, I know it is needed, and I hope for it. Summer big rains can be fun also, and great refreshment. But this is not about refreshment, but need for the water. Before, we didn't have problems with water, not only because there was rain, but also, because the river was enough to provide for a specific amount of cities. However, with bad government that we have, they decided to use that water for more places, and as it turns out, that little river is not enough for it. Last summer we already had water restrictions.

Worst part is that these restrictions start from villages, and then goes to the city centers. On one hand, it makes sense, because most people in villages have wells as a source of water, but some don't. So imagine living in the village and having a lot of vegetables and fruits that you grow and take care of the entire year, and then it all dries out, because you don't have one of the most basic life needs, water. Unfortunately, I know in some parts of the world, having fresh clean water is a struggle throughout the year, and that is very sad, and not fair. Water should be available for everyone, everywhere.

It's not even about small farmers, but also big plantations that the entire country get goods from, are in danger. And short rain can't help, as well as the big one, because all the water just goes through the broken land and goes deeper. It needs long and slow rain, so that land can soak it all in. This is why summer rains are important, and necessary.

We almost don't have grass in our yard, it is all yellow, and we don't want to water it, because it's not that important, and water restrictions are possible. But so far, since there were no restrictions, all plants are alive. If there are no restrictions, it will be okay. Reason why we don't have restrictions yet, is because they probably are mixing river water that we use, with another river. You can even see the difference in the taste of the water. This is why I am not sure is it good choice, but we will see.

This weekend we finally had rain. It sucks that weekend was bad weather of all the days, but rain was much needed. I can't say it was long enough to prevent restrictions, but it was long enough to soak the land, for a while at last. It might also save the big fruit trees, that you can't even water them because you need way too much water to make any difference. They say we will have more rain this week, but it's hard to believe them now. We can only hope for the best.

I know it's a bit random post, and I still owe you many posts I already said I will make, but they are coming. I hate it that I have content and what to post about, and yet it somehow gets away and something always comes up, and yet when I have time and everything, I have no content or motivation. But it is how it is.

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