I know they know the difference between real rain water

and sprinkler water from the lake and well water from the hose.

I know they know this because it happened again.

The sprinkler waters them, they grow with a few blooms.

I water them with the hose, they grow with a few blooms.

Then, it rains two inches last week.

Everything is clean and refreshed.

All the plants in the garden perk up.

A few days later, the Rain lilies explode with blooms.

I usually call them Fairy lilies, their proper name is Zephyranthus robustus.

I know that they know when the water is rain water.

I don’t know how they know, but

I know they know.

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