Rain, rain go away
It's raining again today. It's so strange to live in a place that has a rainy season. They weren't kidding!! In November when the rains came there had not been even a drop of rain since the previous March. In November it rained every few days. Now it rains every day--and usually when it rains it rains hard!! At first the rain was such a blessing--crops started growing, everything turned green.
Now it seems the crops are getting flooded out, and there are puddles amidst the green grass. Joyce said all the rain was causing the crops to go bad and therefore food is more expensive at the market. Thankfully for me a 10 Kwacha increase (about $0.08) for 3 tomatoes doesn't affect me--but for most Malawians, including Joyce, this tightens the budget considerably.
But with all the rain, I haven't been taking my camera many places to avoid it getting wet and therefore I don't have new pictures of our new home.
We did have one day without rain this weekend. It was so odd to see the sun all day and of course it got hot and steamy quite quickly. So after complaining about the rain for so long, I immediately started complaining about the heat. So much for, " I have learned to be content in all circumstances." I'm working on it.
Now it seems the crops are getting flooded out, and there are puddles amidst the green grass. Joyce said all the rain was causing the crops to go bad and therefore food is more expensive at the market. Thankfully for me a 10 Kwacha increase (about $0.08) for 3 tomatoes doesn't affect me--but for most Malawians, including Joyce, this tightens the budget considerably.
But with all the rain, I haven't been taking my camera many places to avoid it getting wet and therefore I don't have new pictures of our new home.
We did have one day without rain this weekend. It was so odd to see the sun all day and of course it got hot and steamy quite quickly. So after complaining about the rain for so long, I immediately started complaining about the heat. So much for, " I have learned to be content in all circumstances." I'm working on it.
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