July 22, 2007

So, it is monsoon season here in the Verde Valley, and probably the rest of Arizona as well. For us, that has meant, clouds roll into the area in the afternoon, and storms move through. It may or may not rain in our immediate vicinity, but it is raining somewhere nearby, and we get some pretty awesome lightning shows whether it is raining or not. I will have to figure out how to photograph lightning.

So far, when the rain does fall on us, it might only rain for five minutes and be gone. Yesterday, we had the biggest rain so far. Rain fell at a nice steady pace for a good 40 minutes! I think by Arizona standards that was a monsoon. By Chicago standards, it was a nice little rain.

I am attaching a picture of the sun setting through some storm clouds.

I do not Photoshop, so my pics are only as good as my photography skills.