Monsoon Turnover

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The rainy monsoon winds from the Indian Ocean are almost ending, and the dry monsoon winds from mainland Asia are beginning.  I felt it today when out walking.  The direct sun was hot, but the air had a different feel – drier. 

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On my walk to the store and back, half of the way was in shade and half in sun.  A truck came by hosing down the streets with water.  The street surfaces had been in the hot sun, and I crossed an intersection immediately after it had been dowsed with water.  The dense humidity that we are normally used to, from the rising steam, hit me with surprise, because the air elsewhere today was much drier.  But after crossing this area of humidity I entered a shady walkway, and the relief was striking.  

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Looking forward to our all-too-brief Cool season. 

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-Zenwind.

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