Above Salalah, from Mirbat in the east till further on to the west, beyond the border with Yemen, the sky is grey. In the mountains there is rain and fog. But also the coastal plain, with the green palm trees, receives now and then the blessings of rain. The temperature dropped till 27-29 degrees. It is the perfect time to walk and to observe. The monsoon brings unexpected colors on the roads. One leaf wet because of the rain and dried by the wind leaves beautiful traces behind: ‘Khareef (monsoon) water colors.’