shadows

that most surprising of occurrences a productive morning, helped along by the forecast saying that it'll get cooler instead of warmer today, a continuation of the afternoon thunderstorms pencilled in to arrive at the back of two..

late morning towards xianshan, finding that others have had the same idea, to get out between the heat and the storm. of course i didn't think about the humidity, finding myself utterly sodden before i'd reached the first rest place... a day for the lower path, now reopened, a detour to pause at the buddhist shrine before cycling back towards the darkening sky rolling up from the south, a cooling breeze carrying distant flashes and rumbles, lunch at the fifty dollar buffet, catching the arrival of the storm as i cycle back to the flat, the rain cooler than the last few downpours, offering a pleasurable soaking before watching its evolution across hills and city, still raining as night fell but, now, a gentle drizzle, just enough to take the edge off the heat...