The world owns a rusty tinge today after the overnight dust storms. Earlier, the sun rose a bilious orange and visibilty was down to twenty metres. While the clouds are looking a bit dirty still the dust in the air has cleared a little, leaving in its wake a coating of Western Australia on my kittens’ feet, over the washing on the line, and absolutely everything else.

Guess what R will be doing for the rest of the day at the caryard…