It's finally RAINING

 In the last 3 days we have gotten about 2" of rain. This usually wouldn't be cause for a celebration but this year it is. That 2" of rain is more rain than we have seen all together since the first of June. I'm grateful for the rain that we have received because I know there are places where rain is needed even more than we did. The weather has been changing over the years. This change has sparked many arguments over the cause . My belief is that the change may be caused by 2 factors. One is man's blatant disregard  for his surroundings. We have raided the earth of it's natural resources and replaced them with trash. We keep burning fossil fuels and adding to an already polluted atmosphere. Then we complain about the price of these fuels. Then when an earth friendly power source is mentioned, we the people who want cheaper power, complain about scenic pollution. They have built several wind farms in my area and it's sparked several arguments over noise and scenic pollution. These wind mills aren't noisy at all in comparison to these huge power turbines at power plants like in Niagara Falls. And as far as scenic pollution goes, the power lines needed to transport the power from point A to point B, are a nuisance to those whose land they cross to bring power to those who are complaining about the new systems. Humans want their cake but want to eat it too. Humans don't care if their wants and needs are an inconvenience to someone else. As long as they have what they want all is right with the world.
 The second reason for this change in the weather, once again this is just my opinion, is the normal progression of the earth and the rest of the solar system. If the earth didn't go through a process of change, we would still be living with dinosaurs and many other extinct species of plants and animals. We know that change happens constantly throughout the universe so wouldn't we be crazy to think that the earth and our sun weren't going to ever change? We have 4 seasons because of the earths position with the sun. Maybe we are just a bit closer to the sun than we were 100 years ago. Is there a way to measure exactly how close we are and is the angle exactly the same? I don't know the answers to these questions nor do I know if anyone knows for sure. All I know is that things are changing and we as part of this universe had better get used to that fact and be ready to adjust our lives to new conditions.