December and January brought very little rain to our little parcel of the Ka'u alpine desert. Our rain guage recorded just over an inch for the 60 day period. Now we spend so much time over on the wet side of the island that we would joke with our friends that when they come visit they should bring as much water as they can haul from over there.

Well, some fearie friends visiting Big Island, were staying over there for the last couple of weeks, but then came to stay with us for a couple of days, and they brought the rain with them! We received just over 5.5 inches of rain since the evening of January 31st. The wind was blowing warm air up from the south and hitting us on the side of the mountain head on. At times it was literally raining sideways.

Now it looks like the rain is past, and we have fierce winds blowing from the west. It is sunny and mild outside, but the wind is keeping us from getting any work done outside. I am grateful that the cinders are still moist, so at least we are not getting sand-blasted yet.

Seems that it is crazy weather everywhere.

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