The weather is cooling,

The weather is cooling, finally. For the last two days I've had the aircon off and all the windows open. We get a nice breeze through the house and the fresh air enhances the grassy scent of our tatami floors.

But I'd forgotten how noisy our street is--particularly at 5 am when delivery trucks start making their rounds. With the bedroom window open, I could hear every truck, all the scooters, the paperboy. But the chilly draught from the window was so comfortable. I snuggled into the covers for another ten minutes' snooze...