When I think of sandstorms, I think of Ancient Egypt. I know there are sandstorms all over the globe, all the time, but that’s what I think of.
Here is a picture of “sandstorm” written in Elder Futhark, an ancient runic alphabet, which was derived from the hieroglyphics of Ancient Egypt.
Fun fact: The Egyptian God of sandstorms was Set, or Seth. He was also the god of chaos, disorder, violence, and storms in general.
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For the One Word Photo Challenge
Part of the Daily Blogging Challenge July 2015
Just Like No One Else 
Really awesome take! I think of Egypt too, but I think maybe that’s the only way they’re really depicted in tv shows/movies and such.
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