Yep it was bucketing here... it is warm enough that I see it as a positive... no real cold spell to follow this rain which is what makes rain problematic here in the winter... but the night time low is 50 tonight... so this should be good rain for the Aloes.
I have been concentrating on replacing my Aloe Hercules that I had to leave behind at the old place... I found one which I am picking up tomorrow. After that I will see about getting another Aloe dichotoma. Unfortunately those do not come cheap at any decent size... so I will have to start small again. No hybrid vigor to help there.