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[ellarien]

Suddenly, yesterday, the light was different. Summer light, rather than spring. Hot, clear, skin-stinging. The high temperature went from low seventies to mid-80s overnight. The air is heavy and sweet -- and full of pollen, which is making everyone as miserable as it's possible to be with so much beauty everywhere. The hedgehog cacti are blooming, half lost in the tangle of wildflowers, and I found one prickly pear in the cactus garden.