Dark, heavy clouds, peals of thunder, flashes of lightning. Almost everyday rainbows arch through the sky. The mesa has turned green. The sheep delight in their smorgasbord. Every morning the corn, squash, potatoes, tomatoes, and tobacco have visibly grown.
Life is assured till then next stage of the yearly cycle.
The sun is once again on its way south. The days are noticeably shorter. Let me tell you a story that may give some explanation of this. Some years ago I was living with an Elderly couple of resisters, my Grandma and Grandpa. It was several years into a drought.