Saturday, 5 January 2019

Heat (January)

41 on 4 January at the backdoor thermometer. Write something on Facebook, words of warning or advice. The cats are inside. Their minds expand with the heat, causing shutdown and couch curl. Bird baths are brimming in shady parts of the garden. Though where the birds are is anyone’s guess. The streets are an oven. Shadecloth over all the tender plants. Their parts shrivel and curl inwards. Also, blinds and shadecloth at all the windows. Anything to reduce reminder of glare. Reading Mirka Mora and sipping cold cumquat cordial. About as much as overheated mind and languid person can manage.

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