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Ben stood up, rubbing his back and grimacing in
pain. He and his sons had been chiseling
through rock hard ground, going on eight hours now.
The beauty of the landscape had disappeared long
ago, leaving desolate what had once been paradise. As far as the eye could see lay dry dirt.
He swung the pick-ax again and again, another hour then
another.
A flicker of dark earth below appeared and he
smiled, digging further. “Keep digging!
Boys, keep digging!” Even yet another impending drought and its arid
wind could not eliminate the promise of water below.
The deep crater filled with water, rising slowly. Ben
leapt into the air, filling it with loud bellows of laughter. “Boys, we hit
water! We’ll start drilling tomorrow!”
Raising his fist and shaking it to the sky, Ben shouted, “Take
that, Jerry Brown! My land has water,
and it’s mine!”
In your face!
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Wow. A subject I'm sure you're dealing with in California. We use wells in my township, but the land is not well friendly. My well is almost a hundred feet deep and pumps seven gallons a minute. A beautiful well, and the best one around. Most pump enough to run a dishwasher once a day, and water is delivered and stored in cisterns.
ReplyDeleteEven in the Midwest? We had a well with a pump on the farm. There was a large aquifer that ran the length of our farm land, so we were fortunate.
DeleteA little hard work pays off. Thankfully there is an abundance of water around here
ReplyDelete...how blessed you are. Some time I will photograph our area to show what California now displays.
DeleteWell done!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your post with the spring flowing nicely on your land!
DeleteTalk about 'sweat equity'.
ReplyDeleteIt takes work, but if survival is the goal, then it is worth it.
DeleteSo long as that water isn't siphoned off by a neighboring concern.
ReplyDeleteChances are there is an underground river that is accessible for that area...I hope.
DeleteIn your face - priceless!
ReplyDeleteI have wanted to use that phrase meaningfully forever.
DeleteWater. Such a benison. Life giving. More valuable than many of us realise.
ReplyDeleteNo one gets worried about a drought until water rationing gets really serious.
DeleteOr until they have lived through one.
Delete"benison" you made me reach for my dictionary, now I know a new word. Thanks.
DeleteI looked it up as well. Well chosen word!
DeleteThey say the next world war will be fought over water
ReplyDeleteScary thought, but possible.
Deletewater. Another word for gold.
ReplyDeleteIn arid countries (esp. in Africa) it certainly is. Some philanthropy organizations have donated time and money to build sustainable wells, which can be maintained.
DeleteI'm happy to say I've contributed to the building of some of those wells, through donations in years past.
ReplyDeleteA worthy contribution...from a wise compassionate person.
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