Rainy Season in Nairobi
The short rainy season has begun in Nairobi. This is our third such season, but seemingly the first normal one in that time. We've been having rain every day, often more than an inch. The Nairobi water supply isn't very reliable, so we've been collecting rain water in our reserve tank - and we can use all the water we want every day, which is not usually the case.However, it does get cold and muddy during the rains. The soil in Nairobi is red and the mud gets every where!! Sirius, our puppy, wants to jump on us, but his paws leave red mud streaks all over. Drainage and sidewalks are generally not the same in poor countries as you find in the United States or Europe. So walking along the road means dodging water puddles, mud swamps and cars. Even driving becomes more difficult as many pedestrians won't get off the road to step into the mud, which makes narrow roads even more narrow.
But the rains certainly beautify our garden. It is so green and the flowers are coming out.
posted by Brislen Family @ 8:24 AM
2 Comments:
Much enjoyed reading your blog! Your bit of background (above) on the visit of the team from Mellinger and Stumptown helped put a context around the reporting they gave at church recently, which was very well done and got us into the feelings as well as the sights and sounds from the pictures and videos. Looking forward to seeing you sometime soon. Don Sensenig
Just thought of something - I am the short, retired Don S of Stumptown, FYI :-)
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