WALKING WITH THE STRAWBERRY MOON

 Today’s pre-dawn was amazing. The temperature was only 24 C as we had a thunderstorm last evening. 

Twenty-four degrees Celcius is WINTER here. I “jumped” into my shoes and raced out fast but not furious, in shorts and a thick long sleeve cotton T-shirt. Don’t LAUGH at me please, I am used to a sizzling hot and sweaty 30 C. Twenty-four degrees is COLD, I might catch a chill 🥶. To top it all, I was accompanied by the str🍓berry moon at 6.30am. The 🍓 moon is the June full moon. It was first named "strawberry" by the native American tribes as its appearance coincided with the 🍓 season in North America.  I missed its full elegance which appeared four days earlier on 24th June. It was a cloudy night then. But I was lucky to catch its remaining fragment before the break of dawn today. This was the last super moon for 2021. 

It is Sunday. Homes were still dark as most folks were sleeping-in. Besides, Malaysia is still under total lockdown and has been so since 25th May. Alas, it was just Sassy JAM, a clean and crisp dawn, a soft breeze and the 🍓strawberry moon.  With the glare from the street lamps playing with the colours of dawn, I walked alone. But, my mind was blessed with thoughts  of how during this catastrophic year, I had lost no one. I still dance with the broom as I sweep the garden and cook dinner with the flourish and flair of Benoit Blin, although dinner may not taste like Beniot Blin's. I  WILL NOT complain as long as I can still feel fresh air, sunshine, rain and the darkness before the dawn (my favourite time of the day).

 

With the break of dawn, the colours vanished 

together with the quiet as joggers claimed their routes.

The flowers of this moringa plant appeared clearly in the first lights,

 the orchids,

oleander

 and Cody.

Our neighbourhood cat Manja soaks up the morning rays. A new day has began.

GOOD MORNING.