Lots of Rain!

We're still far from recovering from three years of drought, but it's a great start! It started storming here in the San Francisco Bay Area on Sunday. Lots and lots of wind, rain, thunder, lightning, downed trees, flooded streets, hydroplaning down the freeways, ...

That first day of storming blew over my rain gauge to almost horizontal, but it still collected about a half-inch of water by noon Monday. I emptied the gauge, righted it into a sturdier location, and left it to collect.

As of mid morning today, Thursday, it has collected about 3.25". YAY!

And, of course, when it rains, "things" grow.

I usually let the mushrooms grow. They're doing a job. They're breaking down dead things and turning them into food for the live things.

As for the rain, it's supposed to continue through today and probably tomorrow. We're supposed to be getting a bit of a break over the weekend (so I can go out and RE-clean out my gutters), but it's supposed to start raining again on Monday. Yay!