Water

[H2O Man]

5. When I moved here,

there was a dirt "seasonal" road opposite my driveway. In the late 1700's it was part of an early turnpike, heading west after the Revolutionary War. Very few people traveled the dirt road, and those that did were mainly older folks on a Sunday drive.

Today, there has been a lot of development, with new roads made off the old one with more development. Like you, I understand why people would want to build there. It's on a mountain's top, with a beautiful view that goes on for miles and miles. Where there was once only an abandoned farm, there is now a neighborhood.

The town started doing "road work" early this morning, which woke me up well before I had planned to start the day. But I'm happy, as we have had some much-needed rain, and should get more in the next four days. So rather than lugging water out to the garden, I can focus on pulling weeds, and remember sitting silently with Paul, and listening to rain or a creek we both liked.