First rain!

This weekend it rained for the first time since probably March. The papers said it rained 6 mm and that there were multiple car wrecks as cars slid on the dust+water combination. I recall learning last year that olives get harvested after the first good rain but I do not think this qualifies. You can tell when it will rain in Jordan because it turns cold (by Jordanian standards) - year-round it is warm, dry and sunny and then it will turn cold (like I imagine the feeling of dementors entering a room) and you'll know rain is on the way.

We went to a barbecue yesterday (that was not impacted by the rain) that had several newcomers to the Embassy and the measure of how long one has been in Jordan seemed to be based on had you seen it rain there before.