The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout.
Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.

Last Sunday it was not a good idea for spiders to go up water spouts. Neither is this a good time for Californians to continue to treat fresh water as if it falls freely from the sky.

The sun will come out again. Will we be like the spider and take the same path up the spout as soon as it is dry or will we break old habits and finally start to treat water as the precious resource that it is?