Return of the Monsoons

After a short warm and clear spell, the monsoons returned yesterday -- with a vengeance. The day started out cloudy and it started to rain soon after our morning hike. I don't know if I've ever seen it rain as hard as it did yesterday! The water streamed down the yard and pooled at the bottom of the hill where the kids had been playing just a couple of hours earlier.


We reaped the rewards of the rains today, though. The wash is running again.

And it seems as though more wildflowers grew overnight.


I've seen a lot of these mushrooms (or toadstools?) pop up just like this.


After a fairly sunny morning, some clouds are gathering again, so I'm thinking we'll get another storm this afternoon -- ooh, I just heard some thunder. We've been waiting and waiting for a clear night to go to the night program at the Lowell Observatory so we can look through the telescope. We may have to wait and come up on a clear winter day.