In Between Rainstorms Again

We got about another inch and a half of rain here in Morgan Hill over the weekend, with more on the way today. This is a total of 4 and 1/2 inches this season so far, I really good start. I hope it keeps up! Yesterday we had a brief interlude between storms, so after my strength workout in my garage, I went for a walk and a bike ride in the local neighborhood.

It looked threatening to the west from my local walking path
Clouds Obscuring the top of El Toro
The Sun was shining on the hills to the east


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