Rain !

After 5 months, longest according to the British Embassy 100-year records!, yesterday the clouds not only threatened, they DELIVERED! Our potatoes look dark-green, shiny this morning, winter wheat straighter... I can AGAIN see from my terrace across the Velley to Pathan and hills above Dakshinkali. Our little puppy never knew rain and is perplexed and shivering.
From NewslineNepal

Rain God Greets Kathmandu, Finally
2006-03-10 06:42:09
NLN Correspondent, KATHMANDU: After five-months of virtual drought, Kathmanduties finally witnessed the rains on Friday. The long desired rainfall came at a time when the city dwellers were gradually feeling the parching heat of summer. The rain-triggered coldness once again compelled the city dwellers to seek the coziness. Soaked with water, the major roads of the city also symbolized the end of month-long dryness. Not only Kathmandu but also the most parts of the country are forecast to record the satisfactory level of rainfall, according to the Department of Meteorology ?Meteorologically speaking, the valley is on the verge of receiving more rainfall in days ahead,? informed an official of the department. The available data of the department showed that the capital normally receives 54 ml rainfall annually during the winter season. However, for the first time in meteorological history of last 100 years, the city faced the completely dry winter.