it's raining, it's pouring

Which is quite unusual here in the arid Southwest, in May (our second driest month). And quite welcome. The tourists may be hating it, but all the locals (even recent locals such as me) are cheering every drop that falls on our brown lawns and wilting flowers.

Oooh, lightning.

catbear assures me that he is the official Bringer of Strange Weather. Bring it on, I say.