The average
rainfall here is a tad under 11 inches a year.
3 of those
11 came down last Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
We’re still
shy about 3 inches of that 11 inch average.
For those of
you who live in moisture-rich areas I know it’s hard to imagine so little.
I still
marvel at the desert vegetation and wildlife that has learned to live on such a
small amount of life sustaining H2O.
Adaptation rules
in the desert making that which otherwise seems impossible….possible.
Mother
Nature seems to have it down to a fine-tuned Art.
Adapt and
overcome is Her mantra.
Cactus store
the scarce liquid gold, become fat and sassy savoring each and every drop only
using what’s needed to survive and eventually bursting into magnificent bloom
that seems very unfitting for such a prickly, grouchy looking plant!
Critters from
tiny lizards and rattlers to big horn sheep, jack rabbits and desert tortoises
are graced with more shade and food as vegetation spurts new growth.
I am so in
awe of the workings of this sparse Land.
How it waits
so patiently for that which sustains it and then rejoices with unabashed joy when
that which keeps it alive finally arrives.
I wish I
were so attuned to the wait, receive and rejoice I see here.
Of course
it’s the “wait” that gets me every time.
Patience is indeed a virtue that’s easier talked about then
practiced.
Imagine what
would happen if the desert used up Her 3 inches of rain in 3 days instead of
using only what’s needed to get through until the next rainfall payday.
Hmmmmm…….
I’ll “try”
to keep this in mind as I prepare to stuff myself beyond reasonable comfort today!
Have a bountiful
Thanksgiving everyone!
each Cactus has a personality of it's own. Love to see every type.
ReplyDeleteSo true Nan!
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