Photos and thoughts

I decided that for my next year in Ghana, I would take one photo each day. It lasted about a week……. However, it was a good reminder that I need to keep writing my blog/taking photos… so here’s a little to get started with….

Day one – Monday 4^th October

The tree and sunset in the rain. It started to rain shortly after I got home from work today – I was having a snooze after reading an inspiring story from Gogo Mama about a lady from Kenya who had FGM and is now campaigning and sensitizing people about the dangers. I heard the door bang, and after my initial “I’m being burgled!” thought, I realised it was the wind and knew the rains were coming.

The rain at this time of year is terrific. July and August rain is impressive – big storms often in the afternoons – but it’s at the start and end of the rainy season that you really appreciate and smell the rain – the gentle earthy tones – and hear it – the gentle clanging on the empty pot Godwin uses for cooking, occasional rumbles of thunder. Nothing like it J