Well, it's not exactly spring, being January and still freezing at night, but the days are very gradually getting longer, and the winter rains have transformed a dusty valley into a vibrant green vale (my host mom remarked happily that spring was on its way just this morning). It's still cold enough that the jagged High Atlas are blanketed with snow whenever it rains down here, but warm enough that Clementines are plentiful and sweet and palm trees are happy and green. I couldn't resist snapping a few shots of my commute to work...the Souss Valley is just so gorgeous right now!
There is simply nothing that rounds out one's sense of place so much as watching the seasons progress through a full year. I'm sure the valley was just as green and beautiful this time last year, but it's only after living through the difficult, dry, and orange-less summer of dust and sleepless nights that I can now rejoice so fully in the beauty of the landscape.
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