A popular song in the 80's had a lyric that went, "it never rains in California, but girl let me warn ya, when it rains, man it pours." That would describe today in the desert where it never rains but today it poured, all day. Rain can be a major worry here because the ground is flat and baked solid and the water will form large pools that threaten foot and motor traffic, or flash floods can race across broad stretches that haven't seen water in years. Much damage can happen and people, on foot or in cars who ignore warning signs, may die or put the lives of their rescuers in the balance.
At the same time beauty settles on the mountain tops in snow that stays white until it's gone. You are allowed to think you've had a glimpse of paradise when you turn a corner and see green palm trees against blue sky topped by white mountain crests. It's not Heaven, it's La Quinta.
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