Everywhere you go around Southwest Virginia it seems that people are talking about the drought. People are looking for hay for their cattle because the grass is dying off. The problem with the hay is that there isn't much of it available and not much being produced because of the drought. I have also noticed ponds that have dried up in our area. Our pastor from California was out a few weeks ago and we kept thinking...It usually isn't this dry, it's usually much more lush and beautiful. I picked up a local paper last week that had a story on the drought. According to this paper, the lake is down 10 feet. The paper also said that January through May was the driest for that period in 118 years. That is pretty dry, at least for this area. The rain seems to have picked up a bit and the grass in our lawn is starting to turn a bit less brown. The Lord knows how much rain we need, but we are still praying for Him to bring the precious rain to us.
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You sound like a farmer. And that picture looks nothing like the way Virginia used to look!
As you know, this year is our driest in decades as well, out here in southern CA.
The only plausible reason for all of this must be man-made global warming, of course.
You better think again about getting those cows or you'll just be contributing to the problem.
I am a farmer...and yes, that is a picture looking out over our field. I love global warming, it's better for my arthritis.
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