Temperatures were still climbing into the 80's every day here in the Central Highlands of Arizona even as the Autumnal Equinox was bearing down on us.
It's tomorrow at just after 4 p.m., by the way, that Fall officially begins.
One day, returning from a grocery trip, I spotted this downpouring of rain.
It struck me as odd, appearing to be white whereas a downpour like this is usually a darker coloration.
Apparently it was sunlight shining through the water.
You can see the hills behind it have sunlight on them.
And then, a few days later, there was this sudden storm.
Rain was pounding down and for a short time there was also some hail.
That's not snow surrounding the birdbath.
Our front door is metal and the hail sounded like it was going to knock the house down for a short time.
Evidence was left just outside the entrance.
And then it passed and the sun began beaming down again, eliminating all the signs of a late summer storm and making steam arise from the land.
But today the wind is blowing briskly outside and the past few days and nights have been cooler.
Just in time for Autumn.
Bring on those jack-o-lanterns!
(A home decorated for Halloween on Mt. Vernon Avenue in Prescott a few years ago)
I will send you some of my Mt. Vernon Halloween houses. We used to walk down the street when everyone was decorating during the day a week before. All very chatty and excited. I found out that local grocery stores subsidize the candy since the trick or treaters number close to 1,000 or some such astronomical number.
ReplyDeleteWe are having hot summery weather here which we didn't have all summer! Crazy weather these days!
ReplyDeleteThat certainly looks like a drenching!
ReplyDeletewhat an adorable front porch scene! :)
ReplyDeleteWe had a cool spell last week, but now it back with "feels like " temps in the 102 range. Our forecast for next week *hahaha* is back in the 80's, with nights in the high 50's! Fall is in the air for both of us it seems, and I'm READY! :)
ReplyDeleteAutumn? We're supposed to have up to 6" of snow by this time tomorrow. Already have had around 4", but melted...at least it's end of fire season.
ReplyDeleteThe air smells like fall, but it was 96 here today, approaching a record.
ReplyDeleteWe've been experiencing an extremely warm summer and forest fires have been a problem, but yesterday it rained harder than I've ever seen. Weird weather.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the cool break!
ReplyDeleteThat rain in the distance picture is REALLY cool!
ReplyDelete