Today, my post has nothing to do with sight. Instead I want to write
about the weather. Usually the weather
is a rather inconsequential topic but our experience of the last few days
proves otherwise.
Lyle and I are in Australia again. When we left Alberta, the
temperature ranged around the minus thirty degree Celsius mark. When we arrived in Sydney on Friday, we walked
out of the airport into a blistering forty-five degrees Celsius. All told, and I’m sure you don’t need me to do
the math, it was a difference of seventy degrees! We sure noticed the change.
Temperatures here continue to be very warm although a cooler change
is expected. Unfortunately, this cool
change will be brought in by strong gusty winds. This will do nothing to ease the bush fires
that are already burning. These extreme
conditions are unusual even for the hardy Aussies who seem to feel the heat as
much as we do.
Anyway, seeing as this blog is titled White Cane Connections, I will
add one more note about sight. I find it
easier to see in hot conditions as opposed to snow on the ground. The white snow definitely blurs outlines and
it is also more difficult to maneuver using my white cane. This certainly isn’t an issue here today. It is even too hot to walk on the beach.
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