Wednesday and Thursday of this week had the equivalent of a snowstorm - a "Shamal" or sandstorm. Wednesday dawned with sun and blue skies but, by mid-morning, was dark and windy with dust literally hanging in the air and being deposited on everything. This is not the first shamal we have seen in Doha, but it is the worst (a friend that has been here 18 years said it was the worst he had ever seen). I have a good picture which I will try to get up later - Blogger doesn't want to let me post a pic right now.
I am writing on Friday AM and we are back to sun and a clearer sky. There is a thin layer of dust all over in the house - now that this seems to be over we can clean up (it's like snow - you don't shovel while it's still coming down).
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