I’ve been out of town communing with nature. …awesome
nature.
The West Coast drought was hard to ignore.
The northern California hills weren’t green.
There was straw-colored dead grass everywhere I looked.
There was straw-colored dead grass everywhere I looked.
Local lakes most clearly reflected the challenge that thirsty farms and residents are facing.
I wish we could have shared with them some of the torrential rain that
poured down here on Saturday.
I would have been happy to do that…..especially when the
storm sewers were overwhelmed and my street began to flood.
As the flood waters receded----leaving dry basements behind---I
sent a silent “thank you” to the late Steve Hovenscek, who served as the city’s
engineer for many years.He approved the system of swales and drains that routed the
floodwaters away from Hawthorne homes and basements.
We were lucky.
I can only hope that other city residents fared as well.
