Several months ago I mentioned that Australia faces a big crisis due to water quality and a lack of it. There is a long drought up ahead and water isn’t plentiful right now, reservoirs are low.

The water visions have been coming in fast and furious recently. In one, I saw a group of children calling pitifully to their mother asking for water. In another, I saw a group of kangaroos bounding through the bush at great speed, escaping from what I thought was a bush fire, though I couldn’t see it. The kangaroos looked scared. They went past grave stones that were placed in rows between the trees. That was a bit eerie.

Then a really impacting vision came in full color, it was as clear as day. I saw Merv’ Hughes, the legendary Australia cricketer, he was between the wickets in a ‘run out’ situation far from the crease. In cricket when you are run out it is like being tagged between the bases in baseball.

Hughes’ arm was extended with bat-in-hand, reaching for the crease, but he wasn’t going to make it. I saw on his batting glove what looked like an advertising logo, it said in capital letters, NO H2O. In other words, Australian water is in a desperate ‘run out’ situation.

Rural homes in Australia often have rainwater tanks that they use to collect water from the roof but urban homes don’t. Some kind of water conservation plan must go into effect soon or some cities will have to be abandoned. Of course, a lack of rain brings with it bush fires. So there are some big problems brewing. Watch for the fires to make news between December 2004 and April 2005.

© Stuart Wilde 2004 - www.stuartwilde.com