The Windows Of Heaven...

...opened up this afternoon, and the rain poured down. Hard enough to make mud. Hard enough to wash the dirt off the sidewalks. Hard enough that I will be soaked on the walk back to my room tonight if it doesn't let up. The lakes that surround the palace here have been about three feet low for the whole time that I have been here. Nationwide, farmers have been in drought conditions for a long time. Hopefully this will help a bit.