Slightly Cooler.

 Slightly Cooler.

 

While Florida gets soaked and Georgia pulls up the carpets from the wet floors, this part of Texas just sits here wishing for rain. It is only slightly cooler here since the temps have not gone back up quite as high as they have been. But what we really, really need is rain—bunches of it over a few days’ time, preferably. But most likely, we will just take whatever the good Lord sends and be thankful if it is not accompanied by down bursts or tornadoes.

 

Tomorrow morning, Patty’s Rudy has to go see the vet, so that will get me up and out. Then either Friday or Saturday—sometime in the next week at least—it will be time to have the truck inspected. Everything is supposed to be back online for that situation now. It amazes me that an entire network can go down like that and folks could have been given tickets because their vehicles had not been inspected!! Crazy!

 

Two hen-sized eggs and one pullet egg today. Mary Rhoads brought me a bale of hay to use to make nests for the pullets. Still need to go to Walmart or somewhere and pick up a couple of plastic crates for nests. Hens do better in enclosed spaces for some reason. They like to pretend to hide. But they also like to lay their eggs where another hen has laid hers. Funny critters.

 

Recently, we heard something about the city of Wichita Falls selling water from Lake Kemp to a power plant in Oklaunion, west of us. Two articles have been on the local pages lately about water that would be used—water that is considered “non-consumable.” Not exactly sure what that means. Untreated waste water maybe? And if it is water from Lake Kemp (one of two sources for our drinking water) why would we be able to sell water to anyone if we are in drought conditions? Honestly do not understand some of the headlines or the reasoning behind the allocation of resources. Will be happy to see the hydrogen power plant in operation where the old coal plant was before because people out that direction need the jobs available. Just know that ALL of West Texas needs clean water and plants to filter and clean all of it. Small communities need water just like big cities, but they don’t have the influence to make that happen unless they can get grants from the government. Even replacing the infrastructure is terribly expensive, so grants to take care of that part of the problem have to be included in any requests. Now, here in WF, the ground cracks open every time we have a bad dry spell. When the ground cracks, the pipes in the ground also fail—big surprise! Water shoots all over the place and digs holes in the streets like a cannon through Jello! Eventually, even WF will end up having to replace all these water lines. A city can’t expand or continue to replace infrastructure without paying for it.

 

Keep thinking more and more about conditions in this old world. As much as we would like to be self-reliant, it simply is not all that easy to take care of ourselves with the way the world is currently developing. Just a look at the news from the big cities—NYC, Portland, any city in New Mexico, Arizona, or California—these cities have been inundated with illegal aliens—the criminally inclined. No amount of government support will make a change for the better. Little towns or big cities, we all have to face the realities of this invasion. The powdered drugs can be dusted in any place we put our hands. Isn’t that just reassuring! And our children are not safe in the schools—from PreK to college level. Nope, all we can do at this point is pray that God’s kingdom should come quickly! We know that there are others who love God as we do. That reassurance helps, but when we get right down to it, each of us has to ask for protection along with forgiveness. Let’s keep that in the forefront of our thoughts.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.