Monsoons!

This is a Tucson summer monsoon in my backyard. Every summer from mid June to around mid August we get monsoons. Monsoons are super heavy thunderstorms. These storms are so pretty and are perfect for the desert. With the extreme heat we experience in the summers here, the monsoons are the only thing that help cool it off. I love the smell of rain and hearing it on the roof is soothing. The only downside about the monsoons is the humidity but it is all worth it when the next big rain hits. The lightening storms are like artwork in the sky and when the washes get flooded, you know your in monsoon season.