after it rained

malakia after it rained and the sun had just begun to come out.

heidi and i made it to central sudan just as the rainy season had begun. this was amazing for a few reasons, not the least of which was the fact that in eight months in sudan, i had only seen rain once up until that point.

one afternoon the sky turned a familiar gray -- familiar, i mean, to those who have lived in portland, ore. for any amount of time -- and just opened up. we ran into the living room and listened to the drops smack the top of the tin roof.

when it was all over, one of the cousins came to get us. he held his hands to his face made a little click with his finger. it was time to take some pictures. so we did. and here they are. this, by the way, is my last little bit from malakia. next up: kadoogli.

by the by, i've switched to flickr. here's hoping the pictures will show up as i've color corrected them from here on out.


some donkeys, with their water drums in a flooded field.


the cousin who wanted to show us what things looked like after the rain.


the central market.