Verano

Ah, summer is here and the grillos are singing...

I just had a magical moment outside. I went round the front of my parents' house to check that the garage door was locked, (parents away for a few days, ergo I'm in charge) and I had to take a second to breathe in the night air.

It's 00.30hrs and outside it is dark and still and incredibly quiet. For the first time I heard the crickets singing, and there was also a gecko scrambling over the wall - sure signs that it's now warm enough to be considered summer. Beautiful!

On a more worrying note, the weather forecast for Madrid says that it's currently ca. 34 degrees this week. And it's only May. What the hell is going to happen to me in July and August there???

(not so) Random Spanish word of the day: derretir - to melt