Monsoons
Last night the skies opened up and poured a full inch of heavy rain on us. The skylights beat out a rat-a-tat, Big Red the rain barrel filled almost to the top, then tilted over, unsteady on its wobbly base of rocks. I tried to right it this morning, but there's easily 50 gallons of water inside and it's very heavy.
Rain came in under the kitchen door onto the floor mat and tile floor. Water dripped inside from the transom of our new sliding glass door in the living room. It was installed last October, but other than a quarter inch of rain once in May and again in June, and a half inch of light rain another day, it hasn't been tested in 9 months. It leaks.
After a year long drought, July monsoons have come to New Mexico. Days break sunny and clear, but with high humidity, around 25 to 30%. Afternoons cloud over, and by late in the day the skies are ominous and dark.
For almost two weeks now the daily clouds have slid past us, dropping buckets of rain to the east and south of us. It's been so tantalizing, as I stand in the garden watering with the hose, while I watch roiling black clouds just over the hill. But other than a half inch the day after the 4th of July, we got nothing.
Last night we finally got monsoon rain. Even with a leaking transom, a breached kitchen door, and a full rain barrel dangerously canted over, it was welcome. Very, very welcome.
Rain came in under the kitchen door onto the floor mat and tile floor. Water dripped inside from the transom of our new sliding glass door in the living room. It was installed last October, but other than a quarter inch of rain once in May and again in June, and a half inch of light rain another day, it hasn't been tested in 9 months. It leaks.
After a year long drought, July monsoons have come to New Mexico. Days break sunny and clear, but with high humidity, around 25 to 30%. Afternoons cloud over, and by late in the day the skies are ominous and dark.
For almost two weeks now the daily clouds have slid past us, dropping buckets of rain to the east and south of us. It's been so tantalizing, as I stand in the garden watering with the hose, while I watch roiling black clouds just over the hill. But other than a half inch the day after the 4th of July, we got nothing.
Last night we finally got monsoon rain. Even with a leaking transom, a breached kitchen door, and a full rain barrel dangerously canted over, it was welcome. Very, very welcome.
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