ahoy! a storm

today is the first evidence of the khamseen-the sandstorms. though not violently blowing, the haze in the street is worse than on normal days. at first i thought it was just a bad day for pollution but it really is very fine particles of sand just everywhere. if you look at something not moving then you see a fine layer of dust covering everything. and when you walk you have to blink your eyes every couple of minutes to remove the grit that keeps getting into them.