a little tired of the sand...

so today was an amazing demonstration once again of how much sand can irritate the heck out of me.  all night long we had sand blowing and blowing.  this morning you almost wished it would blow just a little harder so that they would call work off.  we work outside so its no fun when the wind kicks up and brings in a literal wall hundreds of feet high that just engulfs you.  visibility is limited.  you can't see to far past the end of your nose.  it wasn't quite as bad as some i've seen but still its been a while since the last good one.  although it was still aggravating my eyes and sinus'.  i finished the day looking like i had come from the bakery where they make the dough.  flour all over only it was sand.  in my ears, nose and eyes.  a very unpleasant thing.  still makes me look at it in awe.  once i got home, i showered and cleaned up and walked out in to round two as it began settling in around us.  the wind kicked up and almost felt like a vacuum sucking the air out.  then the wall of sand coming.  amazing to watch it mop up the terrain and make it disappear.  so there is yet another sand storm i have had the horrible privilege to be a part of.

even though these are some pictures from another sand storm they give you an idea of what its like.