Rain, Rain, Rain, Beautiful Rain

  Annamaria on Monday shouting Halleluia! Years before before I learned about the weather in Kenya, I fell in love with a song by the great South African singers, Ladysmith Black Mambazo.  One of my favorites of their songs is a pean to rain. Since I have become heart-focused on Kenya, I have studied and written here about its  climate and its recent drought . The big question for the past few months has been would the long rains come this March/April and resolve the worst drought in forty years? I have been watching the weather reports with fingers crossed and with increasing hope: Much as I was encouraged by the weather app, it was not until this (Sunday) morning that I got the report from my eyewitness.  My friend Sarah took these photos to celebrate the very first day of rain: the first of the screen shots above, Thursday March 16th. Women are going out to fetch water, knowing that there will be some! The animals, domestic and wild are already drinking! And herds of goats and cattle are returning to the area because the grass will soon be sprouting. The good news has continued, as you can see from the recent Friday and Sunday reports above. And here in faraway NYC, I am doing the happy dance.  Here's the song.  Won't you join in the celebration!