The day starts early.
White light and bleached colour.
A sticky silence
Broken only by the shrill of the cicadas…
And dawn has only just broken.
The air is heavy and humid
Warm tears of perspiration sit glistening on my brow.
I can smell the heat.
Dry Dusty Dehydrating
A total fire ban
No alfresco cooking today
Do I seriously have to cook inside today?
More heat in the heat
An oven in an oven…
Of course I do
It’s Christmas Day!
Wishing you Season's Greetings from summer Down Under
Wishing you Season's Greetings from summer Down Under
© 2013 Francesca Muir
I like those unusual (to my eyes) blue decorations!
ReplyDeleteWe are mothers, and as mothers , we cook every day for the ones we love, even at Xmas day!
Thank you Malyss - of course we do! Fxx
ReplyDeleteOh, I missed this one earlier Francesca! How beautiful the decorations and how unusual it sounds to have it so hot for Christmas! We bbq'ed a prime rib and started early to compensate for the cold air outside!!!
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