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Ranting in the rain
Columns, Opinions
Clint.Younts on November 10, 2021
Ranting in the rain

By Clint Younts

Well, it’s raining here today. S’posed to rain all day, but I’m not complaining. With all these new homes being built over our dwindling aquifer, we need all the rain we can get. I’m still a tad confused about the massive construction in a neighborhood that has water restrictions 11 months out of the year. I reckon that’s why most of those lovely homes have butt-ugly lawns.

So, with all this beneficial rain falling on my recently strewn ryegrass seed, ...

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