Cool

Major road works

The weather has cooled alot today ... and it even drizzled this morning. Yes drizzle in August. Utterly unheard of. The morning was chilly with rain clouds covering the sky. The ground was wet with dew. You can smell the moisture in the air. Men are wearing long sleeve shirts instead of T-shirts. Definitely the weather has changed ... autumn is on the way. My anemone and ranunculus bulbs are budding so it's definitely cool enough.

Major road works have been going on for the past year, and it looks like it'll take another 2 more years to be completed. The major artery Suleiman Street that runs across East Jerusalem along the City Walls has been reduced to a 2 lane street. Pedestrian walkways however have been widened 100%. Now my question is if there's an emergency like an ambulance or police car, how will it overtake the traffic in such a narrow street? There's simply no room, no shoulder to ride along. 

We're still seeing a lot of violence on all levels. Summer is turning to autumn and there is no let up. It'll be very unpleasant if this spills into winter as well. It'll be Christmas time and we don't want road blocks and border closures to Bethlehem.