Exhalations

Because of Pen Pal, I pay attention to volcanic eruptions. Yesterday Mt. Sinabung, one of Indonesia's 130 active volcanoes, erupted. The Guardian has a photo essay here. Two photos from that set below:

Mt. Sinabung (Photo by Ade Sinuhaji)


Ash coats a motorbike (Photo by Binsar Bakkara)


Meanwhile, where I live, the land has fever-and-ague, going from deep, deep freeze to bursts of heat, during which it sweats and pants--not steam, though; just water vapor.



During this brief melt, the secret roads...