Please Sir, May I Have My Normal Weather?

We experienced a week of normal weather and just like that, it was gone.  Rain passed through just as the sun was setting, behind the largest Joshua trees I've seen in the area.  

I've had a naive view of weeds in southern AZ.  I assumed a combination of the climate and maybe landscape fabric kept them at bay but NO!  They grow as vigorously as they do in the midwest, a shocking and unpleasant surprise. I don't know the names of the various varieties but a landscape guy told me one is called the "bottle rocket" because it shoots up.  Unfortunately, I'm plagued with a bunch of them.  Still, there is something satisfying when the weed is pulled with roots as I soldier on in my battle.

As system after system moves through southern CA, each may not bring rain as to CA but they all bring wind. If only we could appeal to someone to return our weather to normal, lol.

Post rain, the views are always incredible.

For entertainment purposes, I revisit a nearby wash to look for stuck vehicles but none were there today.  So, what does one do on rainy days....

....be it in the midwest or in AZ, all floors and furniture need attended as Jack watches me work.