This is what I saw from my front porch last night. Too bad about that pole, but I can't complain about the view.
After dark there was lightning aplenty, then a wonderful drenching rain. We got an inch of rainfall--big excitement in desert country. That's maybe a tenth of what rain we'll get all year. I'm sure there were dangerous flash floods somewhere, but here our scraggly back lawn will turn green in a few days. The pecan orchard manager won't have to worry about irrigation for a while. All our flowers in the raised beds will perk up because there is a huge difference for them between the rare rainwater and the usual groundwater from the hose.
If children still played outside they'd be dancing in the puddles.
As for us, we are grateful that it is well and truly monsoon season. Oh, we'll complain about the 40% humidity. But we know that, once again, we have lived through the hardest season of the year--the days and days of triple digit temperatures. From here on out the weather will be just fine.
4 comments:
It's so good to hear from you here again. I keep watching the site to see if you have been back here. Hooray! You have!
Yes, I finally believe that it's monsoon season. Bring on the mosquitoes!
Cloud mountains -- just beautiful. I'm so glad you got some needed rain ... and glad it has cooled down a little bit.
We've been getting drenched. The rain always lets us know about the places that need fixing. It blew right in under the door yesterday, and it took all of our towels to mop up. Thank goodness for tile floors.
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