I keep detouring from my bazaar gallery, but some pictures just need to be posted when taken! This was the temperature in the Diplomatic Quarter while out for a walk with Sahraa this evening, 40 degrees C, which is 104 F. Actually, it was far hotter this afternoon when we drove outside of Riyadh to the base, about 110 F, according to our car thermometer. It was so hot out that the frozen meats we bought there started defrosting while we were putting them in the car.

They say summertime averages are around 50 C, or 122 F. I can’t even imagine that; this was hot enough for me, especially with an abaya on, which I had to let dry out when we got home (and I didn’t have much on under it, just some shorts ;-)).

A couple of other pictures posted today, a portrait from the honey bazaar and Sahraa making a friend: