Yes, it rains in AZ!!

Today started as a normal day at work for both of us. There were a few clouds in the sky on our drive to our respective offices and the wind was quite gusty.
In Glendale at DW's office, the clouds kept building until mid-afternoon when she heard lots of window blinds zip up to open the view to outside.
DW literally ran to a window and narrowly missed knocking over a fellow employee!
It was actually raining!! And not just a sprinkle! It poured down and very quickly filled the gutters of the parking lot and the landscape rock around the building!
One of the department managers ended a meeting and commented that judging by the number of people standing at the windows, it must be raining!
Rain here in Phoenix is such a rare occurrence outside monsoon season in the fall, that everyone stops what they're doing to relish the moment when the skys open!
By the time DW left work, most evidence of the rain had disappeared except a few gutters along the parking lots.

Unfortunately, we did not receive any of the rain at our house, but monsoon season is coming!
Here are a few pictures of the rare clouds in the sky taken from our backyard.

Here's what the strong winds have done to some of our backyard decorations.



If you saw our blog from October 21, 2007, you can see what the winds here can do to outdoor decorations. Today wasn't as bad, but there was still a little cleaning up to do.