African rain

We have wonderful rains here in Burkina Faso this time of year. This is their rainy season so nearly everyday we get a thunderstorm of varying degrees. Two days ago we had a lovely rain. It was warm and still sunny in many parts of the sky, which made it quite picturesque.

(photo credit: Isaak :~) )

We have a lot of trees on our property and they spread their arms and cover of yard with their different kinds of leaves. We don't always know when the rain is coming because the trees block our view of the sky. Sometimes it takes a while for the rain to make it through their thick blanket of foliage. But then we hear the sound of the droplets banging down on our tin car port and I rush to the patio to watch it rain down.

This day we let the girls loose outside to let them play in it. And then we joined them.

In the backyard they found some puddles...which I think was all we needed to finish breaking in our new house. No place is quite home until my girls have splashed in the yards puddles. :~)

We we utterly soaked by the time it stopped.

Soon these rains will stop and make way for the dry season when the Harmattan (the dusty hot Saharan wind) will come through and leave everything dry and begging for water. So, for now we are soaking up every African rain we get...and enjoying every minute of it.