no more
——
There is something very wrong
with this…
To stand in the middle
of a creek
fishing rod on hand…
To see that the
stream is no more…
Damp muddy ground
has replaced clear running water
It’s not a good substitute…
I’ve caught fish here
Sat on rocks here
and waded in the water
with my kids…
The water is gone…
The grass is green
in the houses nearby
but here
The water is gone..
—–
David L. Whitman 05/12/2012 from under a sky so blue…
Thoughts from the Outdoors 
Wow So what has happened to it? Drought?
Yes….and overwatering of lawns and agriculture
I love this Sepia shot (that is what it’s called no?) The poem, will the water be coming back? Isn’t it the cycle life goes through? The water will come back. It will.
I’ve just never seen this stream dry….everything here is spring fed….It’s not seasonal to dry up…and we do have overwatering issues…an expanding population…and a shrinking aquifer I hope it comes back…we will see…
aw…that is sad, the title? We learn french here not spanish…Is it why are you dry?..I’m not sure
It means… where is the stream/creek? Down here it’s definitely spanish all the way…The languages look fairly similar on paper but they sure don’t sound alike…French sounds beautiful but I just don’t have an ear for it:)
lol well I understand french better on paper than spoken, and spanish…no hope.
That is terribly sad.
yes it is:(
😦 makes my heart cry. 😦 ~ Sam
It is so sad…just a slow death,,,
Gosh – this drought is very serious it seems. So sad indeed ~ need to keep focussing on restoration and abundance of water-prayers of sorts. Your photo really captures the feeling of dehydration too David… well done all around. ~ RL
It is….but the rainy season can help….but it just gets more and more dry…usually the water level fluctuates , but this isnt texas…We don’t usually have wet weather ponds or streams other than ditches and retention ponds….this creek is always flowing…Anyway…maybe in a month, it will be later…I belive it connects two lakes…
Beautiful yet very sad- Love this David
thank you Cindy…I’m so glad it touched you:)
very sad..
It is…sad and very frustrating
sad. I can just imagine getting already to go fishing to find that and be really disappointed :[
Its just a little flowing creek near my house that I occasionally fish in. It always has water and its sad that it doesn’t. Its starting to get cloudy the last few days but not raining. Hope soon 🙂
I’m singing loudly and facing your direction – fingers crossed you’ll soon get rain clouds!
fingers and toes crossed:)
Very powerful visual and a great statement. Love the last lines!
This bothers me so much. It has been off and on drought conditions around where I live for years. Yet, the yards are all lavish green, while the birds go searching to quench their thirst!
Well…..The issue there is offensive…And I can’t understand why it’s allowed to happen
I know, the water
restrictions are not enforced and it’s frustrating.
yes….plus subdivisions plant non native water hungry grasses that have thick mats and require extra water to stay green….It’s just shocking what we might sacrifice for a green lawn
the thing you can catch there are rocks! those kinds are very prevalent here in our country…reaching extremes, either La Niña or El Niño…both were very destructive in our then fertile soil…climate change has getting back on us now 😦
Yes!!! I’m familiar with those as well:( Keeps getting cloudy but not raining…sigh..
have you dance the Rain Dance? 🙂
I probably just don’t dance well enough…lol
This photo really makes the words of your poem shout. This is must be an eerie feeling.
It is an eerie feeling. I mean. There’s ALWAYS water there. So cloudy but no rain today. Sigh
But like life, in time things will cycle through.