Last evening, the thin waxing Crescent Moon,
on the third day of this Chinese New Year (the Year of the Dragon), sat low in
the West. Its orange fingernail shape
faced straight down at the horizon, like a bright smile.
Temperatures and dewpoints have been
fluctuating day to day, from relatively comfortable dewpoints to those considered
"extremely uncomfortable/ oppressive". Today is comfortable, but in the next couple
of days we will be in the "oppressive" zone again – in other words,
back to normal – for a long stretch.
On Saturday, we had some rain showers –
rather rare for this time of year – and I followed the forecast and was
prepared with an umbrella on my long walk.
My Merrell daypack's rain cover is excellent, so the only part of me
getting wet was my sandaled feet. I haven't
worn long trousers in years.
-Zenwind.
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