Rain in the Desert

I took this picture from the car on our way into Oman. Normally, we see camels behind fences. But that day in one place, they were all over!

http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/General/10265223.html

I've linked to the above article elsewhere, so some of you may have already seen it. Dubai has been getting a lot of rain!

For my current location: the forecast on my computer desktop says 'Sunny Skies', but it sure looks black from my bedroom window. Yesterday, when I went into town for groceries, I had to drive through flood water to get to my fave market (see the pics on GulfNews of Al Wasl Road - that's what it looked like!). Thank goodness for my new vehicle of choice! Never thought I'd need my 'desert machine' for flood water.

This morning, I woke up around 3am to some serious thunder and lightening. Our whole building just shook with the thunder.

Tomorrow is Eid Al Adha. I hope rain doesn't wash out the festivities for families. Eid Al Adha is عيد الأضحى in Arabic (hope you can see that script). You read it from right to left (the opposite direction of English). The straight line looking bit is the 'Al'. Eid Al Adha is the Festival of Sacrifice. It begins, essentially, after the Hajj pilgrims descend from Mount Arafat in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. There are two Eid holidays; the other is at the end of Ramadan. Where we are currently located, there is no work for several days around Eid. Thus, the husband is 'home' for a few days. But, he is currently at the computer just like me.

If you wish to know more about Eid Al Adha, Wikipedia has a pretty good article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_ul-Adha

Peace and I hope you enjoy the weather wherever you are!