The current drought has caused a lot of bizarre things here in Alabama this summer: fruit and vegetables at selling at sinful prices, foliage in the colors of autumn instead of banners in the usual Red, White & Blue herald the 4th of July, grass crunches underfoot making it impossible for kids to sneak up on one another during games of tag or hide & go seek, deadly smog levels in our usually fair Southern metropolises have caused cities to put up signs begging folks to stay home and not drive, a lack of summer color because all the flowers are wilted and sere are making this a drab and dreary season instead of the usual floral showstopper that the South is known for.But it has also brought one sight that I would have never dreamed of; something so fantastic that it brought an instant smile to my face and caused me to wish that I owned a video camera. People, this was an occasion! An event that I have never heard spoken of before, one that I would have never believed if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes.......
I saw a squirrel doing a happy dance underneath a lawn sprinkler.
Not just a quick and accidental dash through the shining drops. Nay, that frisky little squirrel spent several hours prancing and dancing, twirling and spinning amid the shower of wetness. I don’t know of any way to describe it other than pure animalistic joy in the hedonistic feel of wet fun on a hot day.
Dang, I love country living!
2 comments:
Shame you did not have a camera handy. That would have made it on AFV.I do a snoopy-like happy dance:)
You would've won first prize with that video! We have an extremely serious drought here, too. Worst on record. It's winter and there has been zilch rain again, lots of dust storms, and farmers are either shooting their stock, shooting themselves, or walking off the land bankrupt. Global warming, I guess.
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