the rainy season

the best part about being home for the summer is monsoon season. it's been three years since i was here for the summer storms and they are truly spectacular. it's mostly been raining at night, but you can see the dark clouds move in from the balcony off my room:





and then yesterday it absolutely poured at work. we all abandoned our work and went outside to watch the rain and be blown around by the wind. i grabbed one of the cameras and took a few pictures.



[see the wall of rain?]




the wall of rain is truly spectacular - usually there are mountains behind that palm tree, but obviously the rain blocks them. and the wind ... is just crazy. it's such a beautiful time of year to be here - the desert just comes alive when the rains arrive. and it brings a bit of relief to the heat - we had 30 something days of over 100 but with the rains it's been in the 90s! it's chilly!