It's rarely windy here in Baghdad. Heck, there's generally not even a slight breeze blowing! However, there are some days that prove to be the exception. Yesterday I woke up and thought that it must be cloudy. It was time to get up, but not as much light as it should have been at that time of day. I was partially right.....it wasn't cloudy in the normal sense, instead it was a dust storm....a huge cloud of dust! The pictures above are taken from the same spot. The first picture was taken a few months ago, the second picture was taken yesterday. It tells the story!
Funny thing was that we had the same visual effect inside the Embassy! As we looked down the long hallways inside, we saw the same haze hanging in the air.
This dust is very, very fine! Folks describe it as "talcum powder" dust, an apt description!
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