It finally happened: we got a small amount of rain late yesterday afternoon. The humidity rose as the day wore on, reaching 80% after sunset and 90% this morning at 5am.
This rain didn't break the nightly "BREAKING NEWS" section on the news programs, nor did it make it into the yahoo weather section for our town. But I can vouch for the inch-deep wet soil in my backyard, and the water-runoff in the garbage bins under our roof. We definitely got some rain yesterday.
Nowhere else does a little rain make news headlines as it does in the arid desert Southwest. People back in New York, New Jersey and Maryland by now are sick of too much water. We here out West are excited over every little drop.
What a joy it was to see and smell the rain. After a day of overcast, grey skies the precipitation finally fell. It rained in Cochise county but kept Tucson dry, which doesn't happen all too often.
I didn't water the plants yesterday and saved some water there, then went outside and killed off whatever weeds I could find that were surely dancing with delight until my hoe made contact with its roots...the dogs were happy as well, sitting in the wet dirt in the back yard, wondering why I was so happy about the wet ground.
More rain is forecasted for this little section of Arizona later today, although right now the sky is mostly clear and the temperature in the mid 60s. The rain that will hit "east of Tucson" also means we are foregoing the camp-out near Safford; I don't want to risk a thunderous experience in the skyislands.
More than anything this little rain means that for a few more days we have stalled any potential of wildfires. I'm hiking with the club in the Huachucas tomorrow. Triple-digit heat is due back early next week, so why not enjoy this respite when we can?
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