Drought: Hierarchy of Needs

On a day when the rains fall as if the protracted drought never existed, green has returned to the world, at least for deep rooted plants. The mower dormant  for much of the summer collects dust in the garage while we hide in our air cooled living space unaware or indifferent to the animals and humans who suffer during prolonged periods of heat and dry worrying and hoping after news reports  that the price  of corn or berries doesn't skyrocket as to ruin our Labor Day picnics. The farmers, migrant field hands, and the poor who are elderly or medically fragile  have more basic concerns.