Ah, sweet rain

We are having one of our monsoon rains here in the desert this evening. They last for about a month, and it’s just about one of my favorite things in the whole world. The desert cools off, for a while, until the humidity sets in. Tomorrow it’s supposed to be 107 so with the humidity, by afternoon, it will be almost unbearable. But, then the rains come again, complete with world class thunder and lightening and the rivers will run, at least for a couple of hours.

For now, there is nothing more enjoyable then sitting in a cool house with all the doors open, listening to the thunder roll across the sky, and waiting for the power to go off. If you don’t know how good and clean the desert smells when it rains, then you are missing out on one of the purest sensory pleasures known to man. Get to an airport right now and fly on down. Do it now, because by late August it will be too hot for the planes to land at the airport. I wish I was kidding.

So, come tomorrow. We’ll sit on the patio and drink a nice, cold bottle of chardonnay and ooh and aah at the lightening. I’ll show you how to take deep, cleansing breaths of sweet, creosote soaked air and completely relax. I’m telling you, it’s the best thing ever.