Rainy Season

Thunder, lightning, power surges, rain, steady, insistent and cool.

The rainy season has begun. Rain comes often in the night, sometimes for 8 hours at a go. The plants and trees all are bright green again and new growth is everywhere. The mud can be very slippery, so walking is slow. But there is no dust!!!

I love the sound of rain on the leaves. I really like the lightning and thunder which comes with most of the storms. The wind can blow hard enough to knock the dead limbs from trees and bring down dead palm fronds. It can be a soft breeze as well. The big surprise this morning was finding puddles of water on the floor on my concrete living room floor. At least a quart of water came in the ventilator opening and dripped down the wall. Guess I'll plant a taller tree outside that part of the house so that the rain can't come in.

Most of the storms come in from the east, off Lake Victoria. The temperature is in the low 60's but feels colder than that. It's a good day for sweats and hot tea. Want to come visit and have some hot scones?