Monsoon :: by mama

  

This week brought the first day of fall back in the US.  Here in Bangladesh, rather than enjoying cool, crisp air and changing leaves, we find ourselves on the tail end of the monsoon season.  The monsoon lasts until mid-October and brings torrential downpours, sometimes daily, sometimes every few days.  It is essential and destructive at the same time, bringing needed water for agriculture but also creating annual floods that displace families and destroy homes.  Here in Dhaka, it doesn't affect us too much, except for making the morning commute a little more interesting.

If nothing else, the rain gives me a chance to wear my bright orange Hunter boots.  They look ridiculous, I know, but splashing in the puddles is still oh so much fun.  It's the little things, really...