"A hair-dryer blowing dirt on you every so often..."
Summer is back.
Usually by August the weather is hot and dry and we are wishing for air-conditioning. Even mid-July is usually hot. BUT this year, we gave thanks every day the heat stayed below 85F! Now, the weather has officially changed. Summer is here... summer in the "deep South" that is... on this side of the world, it comes in Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan... and lasts!
Read Katie Nalls' description of Tete in the heat... She gets it just right: "A hair-dryer blowing dirt on you every so often..." Lovely! Home, Sweet Home! Meanwhile, we are coughing as our bodies adjust to the new thicker air. It hasn't rained for months and the loose dirt is getting deeper. When the heat rises, it builds up into a big blow and warm air sweeps up the Zambezi River, picks up the loose, red sand and whoosh!
Now, I shouldn't really keep on about this... I'm expecting a visitor from the USA in a few weeks. She might re-consider if she finds out about the weather! Last time we had a visitor in Tete, it was November 2006. First day was HOT... then an amazing thing happened: it rained! The next few days were cooler. It was a miracle. Then, the day before he left, it heated up again, just to let him know how really miserable it can be.
Right now, though, the birds are tweeting in the tree outside my window. The fan is blowing cooler morning air around the room. It isn't dusty. It is actually pretty close to perfect. It is almost 9am... noon is another story!
Usually by August the weather is hot and dry and we are wishing for air-conditioning. Even mid-July is usually hot. BUT this year, we gave thanks every day the heat stayed below 85F! Now, the weather has officially changed. Summer is here... summer in the "deep South" that is... on this side of the world, it comes in Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan... and lasts!
Read Katie Nalls' description of Tete in the heat... She gets it just right: "A hair-dryer blowing dirt on you every so often..." Lovely! Home, Sweet Home! Meanwhile, we are coughing as our bodies adjust to the new thicker air. It hasn't rained for months and the loose dirt is getting deeper. When the heat rises, it builds up into a big blow and warm air sweeps up the Zambezi River, picks up the loose, red sand and whoosh!
Now, I shouldn't really keep on about this... I'm expecting a visitor from the USA in a few weeks. She might re-consider if she finds out about the weather! Last time we had a visitor in Tete, it was November 2006. First day was HOT... then an amazing thing happened: it rained! The next few days were cooler. It was a miracle. Then, the day before he left, it heated up again, just to let him know how really miserable it can be.
Right now, though, the birds are tweeting in the tree outside my window. The fan is blowing cooler morning air around the room. It isn't dusty. It is actually pretty close to perfect. It is almost 9am... noon is another story!
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