On our morning walk today, we came across a coyote. It had come down from the mountains. We assume it was looking for water. It took a lunge toward us, looking right at Kimber. Jason made his body get big and loud as he picked up a boulder and the coyote jumped off into the desert back up toward the mountains. Poor animal. I'm not sure how much longer he'll live if he doesn't get a drink.
On May 10th, the same thing happened with a mountain lion. It came into the city, found a car wash, and was taken out as it was searching for water.
"The water is precious where the rain doesn't fall and a drink is welcome when you're dry..."
Grades post this upcoming Monday. Jason already hounded his professors and got his straight A verdict. He's a 4.0, non-traditional student who cannot get a scholarship. He's applied for several. It gets frustrating, but we'll keep trying. I think I did well, also. My neuroanatomy final was one of the most challenging exams I've encountered, but I got my exam grade and was pleased.
Last week, we went and saw the commencement ceremony for the graduating class at UTEP. We had a few friends graduating and wanted to cheer for them. Mostly, its selfish, though. We drag our kids out to the most boring event for a 3 year old. We make them run the ramps and stairs up and down for about 20 minutes. Then, we take them inside. We put one in each of our laps while they crash. We listen to the speeches, admire the robes, and let the tears well up in our eyes. We're suckers for inspiration, and there's really nothing more inspiring right now for us than to look at all of those who made it happen.
We drink it in.
I wonder how long it will take for this scorched piece of earth to have the sky open up and rain pour down on us. I'm sure it will come when we least expect it. One thing is certain, it will be much appreciated. The water is so often taken for granted when it is plentiful. Maybe these dry spells are meant to show us just how much we really have when we have it.
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