MONSOON!

I guess I do not really remember getting out much into the world before my peoples found me in the garage sale box. I say this because I have just experienced my 1st Monsoon!

There are several definitions of a Monsoon but usually its used to refer to the rainy phase of a seasonally-changing pattern, although technically there is also a dry phase. The Monsoon season runs aprox. June - Sept., here in Arizona.

The 1st thing that started was big white fluffy clouds coming in. They were not white long though, as the rain made them heavy and dark very quickly.

We could see rain pouring out of some, while still miles away! Then the wind .. when the palm trees appeared to start tipping over, I heard my peoples say "its going to be a big one!"

downed tree on our street!

The heavy rains rarely last more than several minutes, but can cause a lot of damage! The ground is so dry that the water has no where to go, and flooding often occurs.

Wal-Mart parking lot