So on Sunday afternoon, we had another shower of rain, thunder and hail (!) - you should have heard the sound it made on my metal roof!
It lasted for about half an hour (I think we had about 4 mm of rain but I have yet to check for sure). I think of all the pets at Ishtar’s Ark, Arwen was the only one who thoroughly enjoyed the rain, but then again, she loves water so much she comes asking for a shower.
Amadeus the goat had miserably parked himself next to the verandra entrance. I’d let the dog come up on the veranda and I think the goat was a bit a grumpy for not being invited in as well (but the three of them would just end up fighting).
Once it had stopped raining, I went out on our street and here’s what it looked like.
Want to wade through the water to enter the gate, anyone?
I was not the only one wading… When the ground is too
One of the many benefits with a heavy shower: clean fresh-smelling goats!
Sahara however was not that happy about getting wet!
In contrast to Arwen, who made sure to use this shower to role in the sand and get a lovely dust coloured coating! In the afternoon, I had the most amazing ride together. There were three of us and we went all the way to the valley of doom palm trees that I love so much. Arwen was such a speeder and the stallion who was with us was so interested in her, that I am now all in doubts as to whether or not she is actually in foal! It’s frustrating not to be able to know, but there are no scanners aimed for animals in Zinder, nor do I have a vet who is willing to carry out a rectal palpation on a horse as my favorite vet is in Niamey right now… Anyone out there with foaling input…?
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a Trackbackthat’s one BIG rainfall!
I remember when we were in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, when the rains came, you could see the huge black clouds above and once it rained it poured. That kind of rain was fun to watch from the inside, but I’d not want to be out somewhere in the midst of this downpour.
well you make sure you get rid of that water before mosquitoes settle
Hi Esther!
Love your blog, I love to hear what good things people are doing in remote places in the world. I have spent time as a volunteer in Uganda and I know what you mean about loving the landscape.
I also love to hear about your horses, I have one too and like you said earlier, there’s nothing a ride in the bush can’t fix! Keep up the great blog
@O: Yes, the rains are pretty BIG - they’re either insignificant or huge, but rarely anything inbetween… And yes, I’d never be entertained by a rainfall in Sweden but here, I love to just sit and look out of an open door!
@Niger: Well, that’s going to be hard in the long run (to get rid of the water that gathers outside our gate) but right now we’re filling it with sand, so there won’t be any mosquitoes for a while at least…
@Amanda: So glad you like the blog! Thanks for leaving a footprint! Where are you now, in Uganda or elsewhere? Seeing that not all places offer horseback riding in the “bush”…
I’m in British Columbia, Canada. Not a lot of bush to ride through at our barn, so I miss it! I went riding once in Uganda, what a fabulous experience. Your blog is inspiring me to go back to africa to do more volunteer work. Any need for more volunteers in Zinder?
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