Artist Reply: Yes it does. This is the driest year I have seen in a long time. There are fires going in patches all over the valley right now. Hopefully we will get a good amount of rain soon. The only green patches are right where the farms are where people are watering. They are talking about shutting down more wells and turning off or limiting the water in some areas too for the farms. If they do that is the end of some of the farms here that have already had five rough years of drought and problems. Hopefully soon though. I am thinking of suggesting to the church leaders a fast for rain this next week if this keeps up. Best of blessings, Maraleh