It hasn't stopped raining for days
My world is a flood
Slowly I become one with the mud
But if I can't swim after forty days
And my mind is crushed by the thrashing waves
Lift me up so high that I cannot fall
Lift me up
Lift me up - when Im falling
Lift me up - Im weak and Im dying
Lift me up - I need you to hold me
Lift me up - keep me from drowning again"
–Jars of Clay, Flood
This song comes to mind often these days because Albuquerque has been breaking records for the amount of rain. It's unbelievable! I've never seen this place so green. I mean - you look out across the river to the west volcanoes and it's green. Not the usual dirt brown. But you know what that means in 6-12 months. It will dry up and all those new weeds, grass and native plants are just kindling for the fires. I hope not. Well, here's to all who normally live in sogginess - I don't know how you do it. Cheers.
Here's my backyard getting drenched (I've always wanted my own swimming pool of mud.) and even better a rainbow afterwards.
2 comments:
if one looks carefully, one sees the garden hose pointed at the window, and the expert retouching of the photograph to induce washington wet colors to actual abq dry dirt brown.
the chief doesnt really believe a word of this blog!!!, he has been to abq...i think bb has been imbibing his grass fertilizer!!!
chief
Fake or not,they must be using some serious grass fertilizers to accomplish those types of green color.Maybe they Photoshop it.I don't know,but i would love if my plants and grass look as green as those.
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