By definition, the desert is arid, with low amounts of rainfall per year. The rain that Phoenix does get is typically accumulated in the summer, as part of the greater Southwest's tropical monsoon weather pattern. And then during the winter, Pacific storms are the normal source of much needed moisture by way of California. This latter pattern seems to be off to a very slow start this season, which may be part of a wider drought and climate-change phenomena.
In any case, the parched landscape basked in wet relief for a few hours Sunday morning as much needed rain fell throughout the Valley. Thank you Mother Nature for the early Christmas gift to my Phoenix neighborhood. As the following pictures attest, it was accepted graciously.
In any case, the parched landscape basked in wet relief for a few hours Sunday morning as much needed rain fell throughout the Valley. Thank you Mother Nature for the early Christmas gift to my Phoenix neighborhood. As the following pictures attest, it was accepted graciously.
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| The Links Golf Course with Phoenix Mountain Park. |
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| Phoenix Mountain Park. |
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| Phoenix Mountain Park after the rain. |
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| Rock wren in some wet rocks. |
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| Camelback Mountain after the rain. |
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| Cactus with rain drops. |
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| Cactus that seems especially red after the rain. |
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| Rain drops in a palo verde tree. |
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| A singing male northern cardinal after the rain. |
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| View of central Phoenix from Phoenix Mountain Park. All good things come to an end, and in the desert that includes rain. |
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