What a difference a week makes!
Two weekends ago, Conrad and I walked down to the arroyo below the library in Rancho Mirage and admired the flow of the Whitewater River coursing by. A week later I got up on the Saturday morning and walked down to see the river one last time. That last time, alas, was the weekend before. All that was left was a muddy bed showing where the river had been.
I'll be back in the desert for sure. Tennis, concerts, getaways - there will be things that pull me down there. Nothing, though, will beat out this past winter and spring in my mind for how I saw the desert in its abundance when water is available. Goodbye little river, heading to the Salton Sea. I was glad I got to see you when I did.
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