First Rain!

     Thursday night we had the first rain since I arrived in Wickenburg,AZ.  We were about 7" below the average for the year, which still isn't much.  Remember this is a desert and I am here for the dry climate and sunshine.  Oh, yes, and remember the bright blue skies.  This is Saturday and the rain is still coming down.  When it does rain here it does pour, like Morton's salt.  When it does stop raining an hour later the ground is dry again and there is no way to tell it has been raining unless there is a deep puddle on the cement.  I can see snow on the mountains surrounding Wickenburg.  It is usually a light snow and melts when the sun comes out strong.  However, the temperature is lower at the higher elevations, we usually don't get snow here. 
     My heart goes out to the survivors  and parents and close relatives of the children and adults who were shot in the school in Connecticut. They will be in my prayers.  A terrible tragedy. A shock to the whole nation.