The sky in Lagos is a mustard yellow during summer months as the sand and winds of the Sahara desert blow south east. It makes the city seem surreal, no blue to be seen anywhere; everything is muted in shades of grey and pastel, both night and day. The sun is softened to the point that you can stare at it without flinching, and the air leaves you tasting dust.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Hazy shade of Sahara summer
The sky in Lagos is a mustard yellow during summer months as the sand and winds of the Sahara desert blow south east. It makes the city seem surreal, no blue to be seen anywhere; everything is muted in shades of grey and pastel, both night and day. The sun is softened to the point that you can stare at it without flinching, and the air leaves you tasting dust.
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i think yellow sky would be more disturbing for me than bush meat - but then I have visited Victoria Street Market, where you can buy half a sheeps head. Yes, just the one half.
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