It's been a few weeks since we have had any rain here in Nairobi and the ground around our home is starting to show signs of drought. Nairobi was blessed with three heavy showers since Christmas so we are not as dry as some parts of Kenya. These pictures show how the land dries up and large cracks form. These cracks can get up to a few inches wide and 8 - 10 feet long. It's like the land is crying out in desperate need of moisture.
Most of the grass on campus has tur
ned to straw and crunches when you walk on it. Once the longs rains begin everything will turn green again. One of my Kenyan friends, James, predicts the rains will start on March 18th.Grass and plants cannot move about looking for sources of water, however, ants can. So we are now in battle with tiny ants (about 2 mm long) but lots of them. If we drop food crumbs on the floor these ants will find it and they like to check out the kitchen and bathroom sinks in search of water. They're not dangerous just a nuisance and once we find their trail we a little ant poison takes care of them.
We are looking forward to the long rains and pray that they will be enough to help all the farmers in Kenyan.
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