the heat's returned it seems, already breaking 30 before 0800, sitting at 35 for most of the day. above yangminshan clouds hover high above the summits and ridges, decoration more than the promise of rain while, by midday, the mix of heat and humidity has risen to the real feel of 46.

wandering down from the mountain pausing at a temple where the scent of incense drying in the sun, sweet spice floating upon the flow of a slight breeze. a little further along the road, finding a new set of stairs, descending upon surfaces coated in a layer of moss, surging plantlife encroaching above the stone, leaves scattered, floating down from higher branches...