Back in the heat

I am back in Brazil after spending the christmas holidays in cold England. On our first morning we (me and the dog) woke early for our morning walk. It was 6 in the morning and still dark, the sky a midnight blue, the moon shining brightly to the east. As we stepped outside there was no escape from the heat that had interrupted our sleep all night. The air was suffocating and heavy from the heat, it weighed down on my shoulders, and my feet felt heavy as I lifted them. The only lightness in the atmosphere was the soft song of many a bird as they greeted the new day. The tide in on the beach we hit the streets, still empty, the day not yet started for most. The breeze was warm as were the pavements beneath my feet.

As we return from our walk the blue of the sky starts to lighten and clouds that were before hidden by the darkness appear. The sun begins to rise in the sky, turning it all shades of pink, orange, yellow and red, illuminating each cloud. As it makes its climbs, the clouds evaporate and disappear and for a brief time the sun is full and exposed, while to the east the moon still shines, less bright now. Sun and moon in the same clear blue sky, but not for long as a blanket of cloud passes and hides them both once again.