As we bought a big rainwater collection tank that we installed as part of our COVID-era garden upgrades; this mainly entails using a low-pressure hose to water the plants by hand. The river water was better for the crops, they told me, so they used it whenever they could. This meant that the farmers had to be onsite when the water came, day or night. The days were long and hot, but the water would not be coming until after dark. The stars wheeled overhead, the water purled almost silently, our footfalls were soft on the beaten dirt.
