Beginner Gardening: Who's using rain barrels to collect water?, 1 by podster

podster wrote:
White Hydrangea ~ You said "The water that falls from the sky doesn't belong to you. It belongs to the city." I have been thinking about that all day. The water belongs to the Almightly not the city or state. It is by His grace we receive it and shouldn't waste it. I sometimes wonder if the droughts are to get our attention!
Have you done any xeriscape planting or tried to use plants that are practical for your climate and water availability?
I keep a birdbath but change water in it daily. It is shallow and doesn't take much water. The birds prefer the water shallow. The mosquito larvae has never formed if changed regularily. You see who else drinks from it