My well is permitted agricultural water, Delphine. Has been for decades. Everything I do on this land is filed where it needs to be filed.”
For a fraction of a second, something moved behind her eyes.
Recognition.
Concern.
Maybe calculation.
I noticed it.
Then forgot it.
Years later, I would remember that exact moment.
That summer was brutal.
Dry.
Hot.
The county imposed drought restrictions before June ended.
Residential irrigation twice a week.
Morning hours only.
No ornamental watering during heat advisories.Warnings first.
Fines after that.
Lawns outside Bellweather
