Silence

my petunias

The ceasefire is finally observed. But not after 36 arabs dead including children, and one israeli. Too much damage and deaths. No one believes this  quiet will last because tomorrow is Nakba Day and Thursday is Jerusalem Day. Everyone thinks the violence will restart soon. It's a sad reality when people have so little hope. It's a tense silence.

The day temp is quite hot ... 30 degrees or so. But luckily there's always a cool breeze blowing. The nights are chilly and you need to wear a jacket. This nice weather of course are unhelpful for those who want to cause trouble in the streets. When it's very cold, raining or very hot, nobody bothers to go out even if to cause trouble. The weather is an important factor in predicting violence and wars in this region.

My summer flowers are loving the weather though. The petunias and geraniums are flowering wildly. I just need to water them every 2 days to keep them hydrated. And that goes for me too. Having to take 11 types of medicine everyday, I need to be hydrated. My hands and feet are still swollen. And today I lost my memory when out to buy a wireless mouse. Came out of the shop and couldn't recognise where I was. Luckily a student was with me and he reminded where we were. I sat for a while and tried to orientate myself. It's scary. If I were alone I would have been lost.