Rain

We got a downpour!  (I can hear my mother correcting me to "we had a ...")  Rivers of water gushed down the sides of the streets. 

We have a tarp over the back porch.  With the UV damage breaking down the nylon cords holding it up, and the wind whipping it around, the weight from the rainfall was the final straw.  The tarp was ripping loose to the ground. 

So, a few days later we took the rest of it down and bungeed up a new (brown) tarp to replace it.  It's something that's needed doing for a while.