Drought

Rain plays an important part in the life of a farm. For us, we depend on the rain to nourish our gardens and fruit trees. However, when our crops fail, we can go to the grocery store and buy what we need. Its just a matter of home grown vs store bought. Generations ago, when the land was being settled, crops were the life line.
Even for my husband he can remember years when lack of rain in Kansas was total devestation for his families wheat farm. No crops, no money, no money meant not much food.
I was sitting in my rocker just a bit ago, looking out the window. Instead of the green I should be seeing this time of year, there is nothing but brown dry crispy grass. We mowed the pasture today to keep the grass at a minimum as a fire protection. It looked like a dust storm out there as my husband mowed. As I write, the fire trucks have just flown by. The driest year since 1956.
You can see the dry brown lawn in the picture looking out our window and in the other you can see how dry and bare the landscape around us looks