Thursday, August 29, 2019

Rain Glorious Rain!!

We have been waiting for the monsoons to begin for some time now, but haven't been holding our breath.  Apparently Arizona has only received half their allotted rain this season.  No wonder it's 103 feels like 120!  Still, there are more fabulous pinky orangey lavender sunrises to keep us wishing.
Yesterday, a partial dream came true.  With rain there SHOULD be cooling temperatures.  Not so much this time.  It actually got up to 103 when the wet stuff began to fall from the sky.  Weirdest weather ever!  We should sell tickets so EVERYONE can experience this!!
Finally as the sun went down to the constant booming of someone beating drums in the sky, the lightning show began and the rain started to fall.
I'm beginning to think Arizona does this just to show off.  The lightning show was amazing as flashes occurred one right after the other.  The bass drummer never quit or even hesitated.
It was like a light show on the waterfront at Disneyland.  None of the big flashes of electricity ever hit the ground.  Instead, they snaked their way across the sky from one side to the other.  
Soon, the steady rains began and continued for quite some time as the front of the storm hit Tucson.  It left us with a cool 77 degrees this morning.  Thank goodness for small favors.  I'm sucking in every molecule of coolness while I can.
It has made perfect timing for my dryer vent adventure under the house this morning.  I'm really hoping I don't come nose to nose with a spider.  The pack rats I can deal with!!





10 comments:

  1. Yay for the rain and cooler weather, good luck with the dryer vent and spiders.

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  2. Once again you got rain and we didn't. Had a lot of lightning but no wind nor rain.

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    1. It's funny how it just spreads out and misses us. Tucson got all the rain this time. Weird.

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  3. No rain in Yuma. The humidity is pretty low and a strong breeze is blowing. The breeze is hot and dry but when you are sweating the breeze feels pretty good....sort of. Elva Shannon

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    1. Exactly ... I call it the convection oven effect.

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  4. Our neighborhood got a lot of rain and wind. Power was out all night. I'm really hoping we return to a functioning refrigerator and TV. Good lightning shots!

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    1. Funny how it misses me sometimes and dumps it all on you. So far they have been very good at getting the power back on immediately. Don't think I've ever lost it for more than a minute.

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  5. Sacramento stopped the 100+ weather for now...may not hit 90 today! Next 7 days looks good. Mom and Dad are settling in...

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    1. Good to hear that on both counts. I hope the new home works well for them. They keep saying 90's here, but so far it's just not happening.

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