These are real raindrops – NOT water from the sprinklers – on the lily-of-the-valley leaves…this morning!! So very exciting as rain is both rare and welcome in July in Montana. And especially welcome as yesterday’s forecast was for dry thunderstorms… as in lightning and thunder but no rain. And also for windy conditions. There was a fire weather watch and to me that is scarier than bears or mountain lions or coyotes. It is a fear based on a natural and healthy fear of fire, combined with some irrational fears of being trapped by fire.

And although some extra humidity last night as the clouds formed was encouraging, the rain this morning sealed the deal and made things much less scary and cooler.

Rain!