Death in Alora

Death in Alora

We are experiencing very hot sunny weather which has pleased our guests no end, especially when we look at the temperatures back in Brum. Our garden looks out over the opposite hillside which is spotted with (mostly illegal) houses which have been built by or for Brits over the last ten years. We also have a good view of the town cemetery which consists of row upon row of niches, now mostly obscured by conifers. There is a crematorium and a bar there too.
When someone dies here they are usually interred the next day. We know when a death has occurred when the street lamps leading up to the cemetery are all left on during the night, presumably to help people to go up there and pay their respects.
This hot weather has been accompanied by an inordinate number of illuminated nights and smoke from the crematorium chimney. Cremation seems to be catching on here. Our sunbathing  visitors have seemed a little subdued since we told them what goes on over there. None of us will see 65 again so some reflection is inevitable.

14/052012