Rain, Rain...Rain?

      One of the drawbacks and advantages to living in a large city is that the "heat island" effect creates an updraft that tends to deflect storms.

      Yes, it deflects most storms -- and a lot of rain.  So we stay a little dryer than surrounding countryside.  It's not strong enough to deflect the worst storms, though.  When a "storm of the century," or even a storm of the year hits, we feel it.

      No storms of the century so far, just a lot of rainy weather but not much actual rain.  At the very least, my potted plant on the porch will need help, and maybe the tomato and pepper-plant patch as well.