so the empty promise of the cumuli earlier in the week has come to the same dead end. another week of triple digit temps continues to bake this part of a thirsty earth beyond redemption.
the city fathers have implemented a voluntary water rationing programme asking that the good citizens of little a town refrain from watering lawns more that 20 minutes, twice weekly. the fathers are unaware of my re-sodding the front and side yards last fall leaving my front lawn less than fully mature and that, even with watering more frequently than proscribed, the lawn has been a study deepening shades of brown.
still, wanting to do my bit for the good of all, i dialed the sprinkler control back to three times a week. or so i thought. as the browning accelerated over these last hotter than hell days, i became increasingly alarmed.
checking the system last night i found i had somehow dialed the controller back to zero. instead of being set to water thrice weekly, it wasn't set to water at all! days have passed without watering! thank you city fathers. between the two of us we've managed to put my poor lawn in critical condition. even if i drained the ogallala, i'm afraid my lawn is so far gone the sum total of that aquifer's magic potion would fail to bring it back from the brink. should i be watering to make up for lost time? or should i just let it die and save all that water for the city fathers to use on their already/still lush green carpets?
damn, we need rain, and soon. aio
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