Rain, Rain, Please Come Our Way

According to Sam who read a local paper, it's been 123 days since it's rained in Brasilia. 

According to another online paper (which I can't count as reliable), it's been closer to 130. 

Either way.  We need rain. 

To stop the dust.  If you dust anything, within an hour, it's covered.

To green the city.  Everthing's orange.  The trees are bare.  The ground is dust.  It's just ugly.

To change moods.  Last week I could blame the full moon.  This week, I'm blaming the heat and dryness for crabby moods.  Mine included.

Today we were complete psyched out.  Around 3:45 everything turned dark.  The wind surged and knocked down lots of branches. This is a definite sign of rain.  Alas, nothing.  Just more leaves and branches on the ground.

As I rode up to my apartment this evening,  the beagle lady (aka my neighbor) was in the elevator.  We talked about the rain in Portuguese.  We were both complaining because it was soooo hot today.  I've found highs for today between 90 - 94 degrees and it was SUPER humid.  Then I said I thought it was going to rain but it was a joke.  She agreed.  She told me it's going to rain tomorrow.   I replied, "That's what I've heard everyday for the past week."  We both laughed. 

I know she's lived here a long time, so we'll see if her prediction is correct.  I read there's a 20% chance.  Over this week the chance of rain increases to 40%.  Cecilia, the Brazilian Social Studies teacher, says it will rain before October.  Seems like there's a pattern.  Let's hope they're all right!  Please!