Unbelievable!

My weather informant down the street called me this morning. I knew that we had received a fair amount of rain from my rain gauge- a large test tube vial that USED TO have inch and centimeter markings on it ...long erased by the desert sun. My friend has a real weather station, which I consider accurate. She always calls after a rain storm and compares my guess to her readings. This time, I had guessed well over an inch. Her reading: 2 inches!!! Unheard of for October in Borrego. Immediate thoughts? How wonderful for all the native plants, but, what about Saharan mustard? Will we have even more this year? Taller plants? It does look as if we have escaped the "fire season"...mountains are already turning green. Ocotillos are already leafing out - one week after the rain. Citrus received a boost. No serious flooding. We were lucky because the rain came down in torrents. What about winter in Borrego? Stay tuned in!