It rained again today!!
I guess I'll have to stop blogging about it at some point, when it's more regular. This time, I put out our big water containers, right under the eaves so the gush of water would be contained. It was filthy brown water, after the thick harmattan dust we've had for the past two weeks, but the dirt will settle on the bottom. And anyway, if we boil it to drink it, it'll be sterilized dirt. So what's the harm? No, we won't wash our clothes in it! That's the only real downside of dirty water.
Timothy and I enjoyed hearing the rain (he laughed when it thundered). We went outside and stood where we were getting a little wet. Timothy stuck his hand into the flow of water from the roof, fascinated. When the intensity lessened, we went out into the sprinkling rain, and I let him splash in the puddle on our front walkway (wearing only a diaper). He kept looking up, as if he were wondering where the water dripping onto him was coming from. So cute!
And now it's starting to sprinkle again, an hour later, so maybe we'll catch even more water. The good news is that we've made it through another dry season, and we never once had to purchase water, even though the water board has been on strike for weeks! Very cool!
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