The storm of two days ago was described as "the worst October storm in 50 years." I thought it was the best. We don't usually get rain this early in the season, and we really needed it (although I'm sure the grape growers and farmers and downtown business owners disagree). For 24 hours the drought was over and it felt wonderful. I had a job in San Jose on Tuesday. Although the morning drive was a little hairy (I left my house well before sunrise), the drive home was nothin' but fun: rain and puddles and spray and flooded intersections. I can have this happy attitude because my house is on high ground (although my garage was partially flooded) and I avoided the low-lying downtown area which was under water. Morgan Hill received 7 inches of rain in 24 hours.
Are you wondering how I got these photos?Was I driving and photographing at the same time?
Please! That would not have been safe.
Early Wednesday morning I took a drive to check out the damage. The water at most of the flooded intersections had substantially subsided. The ground was so dry before the storm that the water soaked in quickly, but anyone could tell that a major storm had passed through. Downtown merchants still had a huge clean-up job.
I love the rain.I bet we'll soon see a twinge of green in the hills.
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