The rains have been slow in coming this summer, but I think this must be the beginning of 'summer' here in San Miguel. Traditionally summer is not particularly hot because of the almost daily rains in the late afternoon or early evenings which moderate the heat.
We haven't had the luxury of rain yet this year and the temperatures have been high. Predictions of up to a 60% chance of rain have gone unnoticed by the rain gods. Our local Yahoo! list has featured posts claiming successful rain dancing - but the rain was spotty at best and extremely minimal. One wag threatened to go out into her garden and shake the sweat off her brow - equaling the previous night's rain!
But tonight (with a prediction of a 70% chance of rain) it seems different. Although the clouds weren't as dark as they have been, they are still threatening, there is lots of thunder, and one can see what appears to be rain moving towards the town from the horizon. We just came down from the rooftop terrace when we were actually sprinkled on!
So umbrellas were battened down and loose items tucked away, ready for the worst.
Maybe that extra 10% chance of rain was all that we needed. We'll see....
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