It is hard to imagine the impact plant and animal life is suffering because of our drought. The yard has turned mostly brown and the flowers are hanging on with the water I give them sometimes twice a day. The lush foliage and blooms are now struggling to live out their purpose and it is sad to see.

The damage will be costly to me but nothing like the farmers who saw their crops under water or burnt up from lack of rain. Texas would be happy with any kind of water. The wildlife and domestic animals are dying for lack of food and water…..and then the terrible heat gives no comfort at all.

Some pray for rain, others pray for floodwaters to return to the rivers they came from. The streams of refugees coming out of warring countries in Africa are starving, many watch as their children die in their arms. The heat and flies with lack of food or minimum needs is a testament of how mankind has ignored the helpless.

The sheer numbers of people is astounding. The cities around the world keep increasing and soon there will not be enough room for more. I have lived a life of the American dream. I am not wealthy and don’t want to be. It takes just so much to live on for anyone and my home is right for me. When women are widowed there is a large imbalance to face.

The woman still has all the work she always did. Scrubbing the floors, laundry and cooking for starters, but what they have to do after a loved ones death is to take on his responsibilities as well. How to clean the furnace/AC, keeping the car clean, gassed and serviced, tires checked and all that guy stuff they do.

The picture above was taken when Rocky’s brother and sister and sister-in-law visited in mid-June. The flowers were looking great at that time and I had lilies everywhere. The lillies are gone now but leave a beautiful memory of their stately existence.



Essentially Esther