What a difference a little rain makes. After 3 years of drought, the rain has returned to the Llano Estacado and greened things up nicely. The above pictures give a nice before and after view. Both taken at Wheatland Cemetery, the first on May 5th, before the rains came, the second was taken yesterday. The rest of the pictures were taken yesterday in the McAlister/House area, which seems to have turned out even greener. The photographs are mostly of the roadside as it represents a part of the landscape that is rarely irrigated. We made a big loop covering Tucumcari, Wheatland, Clovis, Melrose, House, McAlister, etc., and it all looked relatively verdant. The drought isn't over, that would take a lot more rain, but, as you can see in the pictures, there's more rain coming. Let's hope it continues for a good long time.
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