First Rain; First Snow

On September 14th 2017, the Homestead received enough rain to create a puddle.  On two occasions since then we've had a slight drizzle, but not enough to settle the dust and certainly not enough to make a puddle.  This afternoon, when EDO and I were headed out for a few minutes in the foothills, a steady downpour was filling puddles in the street.  By the time we got half a mile up the trail, we were in the snow.  The first measurable moisture in 64 days.