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Center of the Earth

Melissa Sandfort

This is one of the many cracks in our front yard. Granted, no grass grew here anyway, but look at how wide that crevasse is – you can almost see to the center of the Earth. At least it feels that dry. A drought alert has been issued in the state of Nebraska and if you look at the drought monitor map, if anything south or southwest of us moves our way, it’s only going to get worse.

Last year I felt horrible for farmers and ranchers trying to make it in Texas and Oklahoma. But when my husband returned from a weekend in western Kansas yesterday and I had to dump out pocket-fulls of dirt/dust from his jeans, it hit a little closer to home.

We may be looking at higher hay prices so the horses might be on a diet this winter. Also not a good year to plant new trees.

And my son refuses to join in on a rain dance with me. I’m not sure why.

Until we walk again …

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