Imagine a time when you have exerted yourself under the burning sun. Each bead of sweat rolling off your forehead taking with it water, salt, and energy you must focus on getting back. This scenario brings to mind times I have mowed my yard in 100 degree heat, or done intense cardio workouts.
Now call to mind the feel of the cool water after such an exertion, as you gulp it down. I think the San Antonio soil felt that recently. A cold-front-cooled refreshing drink of water is what the soil received. After months and years of soil’s toil of supporting our trees, rooting our lands, and being the ground we literally walk on—water was just the thing San Antonio soil needed. After the rains, I swear, I heard the dirt burp.