Two Of My Favorite Things...Summer Rainstorms And The Camera On My Phone

I was interrupted this afternoon by the sound of a great August storm roll through the valley. Unfortunately I was working or I would have sat on the porch, smelled the moisture-filled air, and watched as water fell from heaven.

It's one of my favorite things.

Another favorite thing is the incredible camera on my phone. I know it's not the best phone camera out there, but I don't care. It's light-years away from the first phone camera I had (I think it was a Nokia...) and I can do things with that phone that I could never imagine doing on my Olympus OM-10 (and I loved my OM-10...).

This afternoon, as the storm ebbed, these two loves came together. I took out the phone and recorded a video using the slo-mo feature. In normal speed it's just random drops hitting the top of our recycle trash receptacle. But slowed down, it's poetry.

Rainy Days And Mondays Always Get Me...Happy

It rained today, rained harder than it usually rains. We live in the high desert so we don't get a lot of rain, especially in the summer. But today's storm was glorious!

The town to the north of us got over three inches of rain. We got over two. In many parts of the world that could be a daily occurrence. But not here. 

We were lucky. We did not experience any permanent damage from the storm. Others who live a few blocks away were not so lucky. We drove by some of the homes that were flooded.

We also drove by a catch basin that was full, so full kids were having a blast sliding down the hill. The television news cameraman was lucky he didn't take a plunge.

Many people I know dislike the rain, especially in summer. I am not one of them. I loved today!