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One Sydney-sider's experiences moving back to Sydney after a long absence overseas.

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Anatomy of summer

It's the 31st of January, and I'm not sure I want this month to end yet.

Partly it's the holiday vibe - fewer cars on the road and less bustle on the sidewalk. It's also the weather and the beach/pool time. Without going into a numerical breakdown, we've done a lot more swimming so far this year, and Santi is improving all the time. Last weekend he even managed to tread water in the sea pool without his floaties. Fear of drowning is a strong motivator I suppose. (Joke, joke, that's a joke. He was smiling the whole time, honestly.) Finally, there's the sense of potential - the unblotted copybook of a whole year still ahead.

But sitting here with about two hours of the month left, I can feel by the humidity that it's already gone. January is about sunburn and ants on the picnic rug, February is sweatstains and cockroaches under the sink. January is afternoon siestas in a hammock and the heat of the day brewing into an evening storm. February is long slimy nights, when you search in vain under your pillow for a cold spot. At least the water's still warm.

2 Comments:

At 12:37 pm, Blogger Kristina said...

This is surreal stuff for those of us in the northern hemi. Today was one day of quiet between blizzards...

 
At 2:51 pm, Blogger Becky Willis Motew said...

I'm with Kristina. Yikes. I can't even think of sunburn now. I long for it, though.

Enjoy, Mark.

It ends all too soon.

love from the Less Grim Reaper
b

 

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