Rain season’s back.

Le 18 mars   I was hardly aware that we’d even been in a dry season for the last few months until the rain season came howling in. In fact, my parents were lucky enough to catch the tail end of the dry season during their visit and rain did not affect our plans.

It’s no wonder that our property looks like the Garden of Eden. Truly, it’s magnificent and always is bringing an abundance of the season’s finest crops. The gardeners work very hard to keep up with our every-blooming plants, vegetables and flowers and it sure pays off. But when you factor in the fertile soil caused by our close proximity to our volcano Nyiragongo and the profusion of rain that we get? We are always putting fresh-from-the-garden produce on our table.

Unlike the rain season in the fall, this rain season has no rules – it can rain in the afternoon, the morning, when you’re trying to do laundry – you name it, it will rain. In fact, it rains so much that the process of drying clothes on the line has become quite a hassle. One must be constantly checking the sky once he puts his clothes out to dry. Whenever the clouds start looking ominous, take in your clothes! You can put them back out when the sun is back and the drying process can continue. If you’re not attentive enough, your clothes could be out there for months.

I’ve always been a big fan of rain. And I still am, except for the nuisance of line-drying my clothes. Having rain in the morning or evening or when I’m going to bed? I’ll take it.