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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Let it Rain
May 20 7:32 pm Rain.
Buckets of rain.
The kids are outside in it. In the lightning. The grandparents would be
appalled.
But it is an annual right of passage here. After 7 months of dry, hot,
muggy. Finally rain.
The Nigeriens will be in the office tomorrow with the stories of what
happened to them in the rain, who wiped out in the big puddle down the
street with a moto, how the roof leaked, how the stream of water came
though the living room, who's moto refused to start after such a
soaking. They sound like frozen snow veterans back home telling tails of
the first big snow storm of the year.
Where is Wanda? Out watching the kids, getting soaked. And she getting
soaked. Why? She thinks it's fun!
How do I celebrate? I am home, sitting in a low slung African chair
typing. No, "word processing". The keys solid on the old IBM X30 running
Linux Mint. In the candle lit dark. Because there is no electricity.
Before that of course, I waited until the black, red dust storm that
proceeded the rain passed. Making the sky inky rouge with desert soot.
Then the rain came, violently cleansing air and ground. I went around
then opening windows to allow the moisture laden, but finally cool air
bursting into the house. Ah, not that one, too much rain coming in
there, But the one behind me now is perfect. A small intermittent mist
spray of cool refreshing rain on the back of my neck. Ahhh!
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