End of the drought?

We here in Virginia have not had any measurable rain in nearly two months. One the the local lakes that I frequent has dropped several feet in the last week; that left a lot of the lake bottom high and dry! The local news had a feature showing a man driving his golf cart around where I usually fish for crappie!! Since the lakes in eastern and central VA are supplied by rivers and streams, all of them have felt effects from the drought. Water levels are down everywhere, and the fish and other wildlife is threatened. People are seeing more wild animals as the critters seek water sources near civilization.
BUT it has been raining here for two days now. The rain has been heavy at times, but mostly a light. soaking rain that has reduced runoff. The level of the James River has risen in Richmond overnight and should continue to rise as the increased flow from upstream makes its way to the Chesapeake Bay.
Times like these remind us how dependent we all are on water for our basic needs. We are used to turning that tap and expecting clean water to always come out, as much as we wanted. After nearly a week of mandatory water use restrictions, folks are hoping we can get back to over watering our lawns, letting the tap run for a few minutes so our drink will be a little colder and other wasteful practices. We forget how blessed we are to live where all the water we want is there for us to use how we choose. That is, until that water drys up!
Let's all be more mindful of how we use water, a precious resource for us and everything that swims, flies and crawls along!