And the heatwave continues and now we officially are in a drought. As I write this the temperature is, according to my watch, 31 degrees C outside but thankfully there is a wonderful breeze blowing in from the north which has made all the difference.

We have started to change our lifestyle to adopt to the heat. We get up at dawn, currently around 5:30 and get some work done before breakfast. I usually go out for a walk in the early morning and I have to say it is very very refreshing. However, the ground is rock hard and the drainage ponds have all dried up.

This is just not normal or should I say this wasn’t normal but I suspect that boat has well and truly sailed. Now we must start to adapt our lives to this new normal and all the time our so called leaders are bickering about, oh I don’t know what any more. What is clear is that they are giving next to no attention to the ever increasing effects of global warming.

To end on a positive (?) note there was a beautiful harvest moon this morning – so I guess that is something 🙂