Four simple letters make up the small four lettered word which sums today up perfectly.
RAIN
We don’t know when it started but at some early morning hour and sunshine relief was only found in the throes of mid afternoon.
And boy did it rain! Non-stop torrential, washing the roads away type rain. People not making it to work and the whole town being deserted type rain.
It did bring with it some joys, as I headed into town in the 4x4, water coming over the wheels and my view suddenly disappearing from heavy mud laden spray. Now that was fun!
The weather brought with it a cold and subdued atmosphere for us both, which hasn’t been lifted tonight. As again there is no power. It did come on and then off again, on once more and off again and now we sit and wait to see what will happen next.
But there is plenty of battery for ER!
That's rain in Africa! Very rarely do you get drizzle, though there is a Swahili word for it: Manyunyu. Most of the time "massive bucket tipped out of the sky" is it! But it's good to appreciate the simple things... rain... warmth... electricity... I bet you already know how to say "no power" in Swahili :O) Jo x
ReplyDeletePS. Check out jobayley.blogspot.com... she works with us and blogged about rain yesterday too
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