Wednesday, October 20, 2010

...a gentle fall rain

the heat spell of 90 degree days has finally broken...


after some unusually muggy days and a "teaser" sprinkle...
that barely got beyond the drops on the sidewalk phase...
we've had our first gentle, but steady, rain of the season...

I smelled the rain during the church service on Sunday...


and sure enough, it rained lightly but steadily the rest of the day...
washing the summer dust and heat away...


the nighttime temps have dropped now to the point of having windows closed...
any night now, we'll drop into the 40's...
and start only warming to the 60's during the day...
that's when I start my furnace and the remaining leaves will turn fast...


we are expecting rain showers over the weekend...
but no winter storms yet...
which is fine with me...
'cause I'd like to enjoy some fall color...
before the storms blow all the leaves away...

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sure do miss the seasons changing! Just two seasons here in the desert--HOT & HOTTER!!! Getting some rain this morning (Wed) but still in the 80's.

Cheers,

us300j

catsinger said...

...good to hear from you...
we had a cool summer, then about a week of 90's & mugginess... reminded me of the mid-west...
it's wonderful now... hope you cool off soon...