Sick again

Rain clouds in the morning

Am feeling very sick today. Not sue why or what I caught. High fever and joint pains. Didn't wake up with it ... it was only after Mass that I had a high fever and was very giddy. Came home and drank lots of water and slept for 5 hours but still am feeling very sick. It could be the weather .... very hot during the day but cool in the nights. There has been a very strong wind from the west ... and it was cold as well. I came home last night in this cold but didn't felt sick at all.

Lighted archway near the Holy
Sepulchre

It's just been crowds everywhere this weekend. The Festival of Lights is still on and during the day, being the weekend many jews and muslims have entered the Old City to get to their places of worship. I don't particularly like crowds at Damascus Gate ... especially since yesterday an arab was killed by Israeli soldiers for throwing fireworks at them in the village of Issawiya just below the eastern side of the Mt. of Olives. There has been riots since the killing. And police stepped up in numbers in the Old City ... expecting some violence as well. But nothing happened. Thank goodness.  https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-clash-with-police-in-jerusalem-over-death-of-fireworks-shooter/?fbclid=IwAR0EgRdMZDzdP-PzTrEpqnMRO_B1BWtuIuwOIXAaSVqc26ODkOId23fuCdo

Night jasmine in bloom

Well if there is any consolation, it's that my night jasmine has flowered profusely. The perfume is so strong I can smell it up on the 2nd floor terrace. Simply love it. Actually it's not a jasmine but a cestrum and it flowers only in the night. A couple of neighbours also have such bushes and these bushes bloom at the same time. So in the early morning at 5.30am when I go out to celebrate Mass, the street is covered by this sweet smell. Now wait a minute .... I've been smelling the tiny flowers up close .... maybe I'm allergic and that's why I'm sick. Oh dear.