Tyrell Thacker, 41, plays with his son Vincent Thacker, 4, as his other son Thomas Thacker, 6, sits on his shoulders while waiting for the water release that was making its way from Elephant Butte Dam over the dry bed of the Rio Grande river after months of not seeing water in it, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S. May 13, 2023. After water releases at the dam, the Rio Grande river in southern New Mexico fills back up for the summer months until it dries again. REUTERS/Paul Ratje