Texas had the worst drought in its history in 2011, and it ain’t getting any better.
If you lived in Austin last September, you have some idea how bad the drought got, but not really. If you lived in Bastrop or Steiner Ranch at the time, you lived it.
BuzzFeed published a photoset a few days ago that everyone should see:
Coyote pups, only a few weeks of age, come to the dying stock tank to drink from the murky water. These predators stand with their legs splayed apart in order to remain on solid ground to prevent becoming mired in the mud.
In hopes that the rains will come, optimistic farmers sow their wheat crop despite the extreme heat and choking dust that follows the tractors and plows.
Photograph by Wyman Meinzer
The title of this post is from “Homeland Refugee” by the Flatlanders:
