What Season Is Australia In ^hot^ -

Elena pressed her hand against the glass. It was warm, vibrating with the hum of the engine. Below, the Blue Mountains weren’t the misty, eucalyptus-blue ranges she had seen on postcards. They were a crisp, dry canvas. The sunlight had a distinct, sharp quality—a brightness so intense it seemed to bleach the color out of the sandstone cliffs, turning them into blinding white bones against the deep green of the hardy gums.