There’s nothing quite
like getting caught in the rain. It’s beautiful in the way the drops fall simultaneously
on the pavement or in this case on dry cracked earth. I have been waiting for
the day the ditch comes alive with every water drop it absorbs. It’s been
raining here in this little old town for an hour or two, which is only a short
time considering it’s the first rain of the winter season. Due to the fact that
Reno sits in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountains the annual rainfall
averages around 7.48 inches (190 mm) per year (usclimatedata).the real question
now lies if the water will stay in the ditch or if the water will be all soaked
up leaving behind a hollow canal. This thought reminds me of a quote that
reads:
“From every wound there is a scar,
and every scar tells a story,
a story that says,
I survived.”
The ditch is like a
massive scar from before the drought we are now experiencing. The green plants
and grass will tell a story of struggle and survival. The rain may be back but
there will always be scars of the time where the ditch lost its best friend
water.
https://33.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me6obswm3S1rfp1lho1_500.gif
"Temperature - Precipitation - Sunshine - Snowfall." Climate Reno. Climate Data, 2014. Web. 12 Dec. 2014.
