Mother Rain

   The weather prediction was correct.  We had rain last night.  It started as we were getting into bed about 10 and lasted 12 hours.  Another Oregon evening.  It is still gray and foggy.

    The Tohono O'odham people called the winter rains "Mother Rains".  Quiet, steady, nourishing.  The rains of late summer were called "Father Rains"  violent, loud, sometimes destructive.  We have enjoyed two Mother Rains since we have arrived.  We feel welcomed.