Yesterday we had the first clouds I've seen in many months. They were white and whispy against the usual clear blue sky. Things cooled down late in the evening and the sky darkened almost as if it were about to rain. Should have known better. Its way too early for rain in Iraq. Today the sky is red and brown as a sand storm blows through.
If you've never seen a sand storm it looks much like a heavy fog. In fact, if you take pictures thats exactly what it looks like. The sand is a talcom powder fine mist so the way you can tell it isn't a fog is that you're eyes start to burn and you start to sense the copper taste of sand on your tongue. Visibility drops such that when moving you seem to be in a bubble approximately 100 yards wide. It always looks like the heavy part of the storm is swirling around you just down the road.
Its also a heady time for insurgents who use the cover of the storm to practice their mischief.
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