Today, we had a huge rainstorm, which was pretty exciting (for me. and probably many farmers). Though it's rained somewhat lightly twice already, tonight's storm featured drenching rains, lightning and thunder and high winds. Apparently, as the rainy season intensifies, I can expect to see a storm like this every few days.
I took some pictures of my 'hood as the storm approached. This was after the first cracks of thunder:
This picture is also indicative of the peculiarity of Ouaga 2000. This is the view as you step out of the front gate of the house where I am staying. On the other side of that lot is another large house. But in between it's a totally deserted patch of dirt where the donkey is allowed to go to town.
The next picture was five minutes later: it felt practically like nightfall at 4:30 in the afternoon. I was really taken aback at how quickly the clouds moved in and at how violently the rain came down.
This next photo is maybe my personal favorite (well, it's a photo of a newspaper ad I saw while waiting in a hotel lobby). The 5th annual Ouaga marathon is this weekend, and this is the ad for the race. Note that the leader is wearing jorts. The winner gets, surprise!, a moto.
That's all I have for now. I will probably be silent for the next few days - I am heading on a trip to construction sites in southwest Burkina till Thursday afternoon. I am really looking forward to it, and I hope that the trip will result in some good pictures of different parts of the country, and of me using a jackhammer or something. I am hoping to partake in the Ouaga marathon cheering squad as well, as one of my coworkers is running it.
Awesome blog Julia. It's very you.
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