Rain, Rain, DON'T GO AWAY

Rain in Phoenix is like a present. It's like when you pull out your winter coat and discover that $20 bill in your pocket. It's like unwrapping something totally unexpected. It's AMAZING.

I lived in Washington for four years and the rain there is not like the rain in Arizona. In Phoenix, with over 300 days a year of sunshine, rain is a gift, it is something you only see a FEW times a year, so you learn to appreciate it and love it.

Rain in the desert is amazing all in itself. Living somewhere that has "dry heat" you don't feel humidity very often, so when that storm begins to build, the air becomes electric, you can feel it and you can smell it. It's amazing.

On Monday, it was 110 degrees, sunny and HOT HOT HOT. Yesterday, the clouds rolled in and it rained all day and was 55 degrees at 5:00 pm.

So in honor of the upcoming Monsoon season and the rain this week here are some pictures of rain in the desert and our truly awe-inspiring thunderstorms...