What is the setting of Strong Horse Tea by Alice Walker?

In Strong Horse Tea, Walker incorporates the same type of atmosphere, whatever the setting. Inside Rannie's house, outside with the postman, or outside when she is trying to collect horse urine, the atmosphere of darkness is ever present in this story. It is constantly raining hard outside and the winter cold can still be felt, as a baby lays inside a house gravely ill. Even though a fire is in the fireplace, the cold permeates the room.