Meanwhile back at the ranch…episode 17

CONFLICTED!

Spring has come to the garden, bringing luscious colors and bright green foliage….

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…in the midst of drought!!!

Lake Cachuma, just over the Santa Ynez mountains, serves as a reservoir for our area.  Seeing the lake over the weekend – a stark reminder of the severity of the situation:  under 40% capacity, more than 50 feet below spill level.  With another family wedding here in July, the conflict:  to water, or not to water………???

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3 responses to “Meanwhile back at the ranch…episode 17

  1. Very beautiful photographs.

  2. Karen Blake

    Wish we could give you some of our rain! So who is getting married in July?

  3. it is so hard for habits to adapt
    to new realities, despite the wisdom to do so!

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