I just saw the news, and we got 1.98 inches of rain, with hail--lots of it--thunder and lightning. Some of the freeway ramps were flooded, and many of the residential streets were flooded. The TV news showed residents trying to clear out street gutters and drains so the flood waters would drain. One resident complained that "we pay for street cleanup..." and still the streets are littered. Now that trees are shedding their leaves, I think the gutters will probably be pretty littered from now on.

This was Banshee's first storm, and it was amusing to watch him at his place in the front window. The thunder bothered him a bit, but after the first few rumbles, we was again at his post at the front window. He would look over at me as if to say "What's going on? What's it all about?"

Actually it was a nice rain here. Came down pretty hard for awhile, but then it gentled down. I stood on my patio for awhile and watched the rain and smelled the wonderful clean air.

This is our first rain of the season, and I think we're probably quite a bit above the "normal" rainfall for the year at this point. Our rainy season doesn't usually start this early, so maybe this was just a rogue storm.

Anyway, the air smells nice, and I'm not sneezing now.

Shalom