Spring (or the apocalypse) is Coming!

Despite the unusually cold weather (read: 80 degrees) we've been having this month, hot season is definitely on its way. This is not entirely unfortunate because hot season has two redeeming qualities: mandatory afternoon naps and mangoes. The baby mangoes have just started to form and now my daydreams are filled with thoughts of the coming bounty.

In addition to the mangoes, it seems the apocalypse may also coming to Kolda. Due to the annual Harmattan winds, the entire Sahara desert has relocated itself in a giant cloud above Senegal. Last week the sun was partially blocked out behind thick clouds that looked either pre-blizzard and post-nuclear holocaust. I imagine it's something like what the dinosaurs saw.

Check here for an actual report of the recent weather phenomenon: http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE81706Z20120208