Apocalyptic sun

The weather forecasts warned us, but still, we were taken by surprise. A surreal mist greeted us yesterday morning: a combination of cloud and the red dust that blows in from the Sahara gave the atmosphere a surreal, apocalyptic feel. The light was strange and the cream-coloured tiles on our terraces had turned red.






The sun came out for about four minutes at around 6:00 pm and all I could think of was the Cormac MacCarthy novel, the Road.