There is a big tree in front of the house where I am living in Riyadh. Birds like the winter. They are one of the winter migrants to Riyadh and some of them find their accommodation on this tree. The chirping of these tiny birds is quite interesting and it will boost your energy level especially in mornings. Winter is cooler with an average temperature of 14°C in Riyadh. Winter temperature can drop below freezing in the central (Riyadh) region.

Besides the chirping of tiny birds before winter, the transition period from summer to winter which is really a “cold” season with head aching and your nose running with sore throat. You can hear the nose blowing noises wherever you are going. Indeed it is not nice anyway to hear this noise and it can be nice for the person who is having a cold to take a day off, and spend most of the day in bed. There are so many cold remedies…like herbs, hot tea, vitamin C, pepper tea and lozenges to clear the throat. Some may work and they may not…then antibiotics and other medicines. However, we are going to be in low energy level for couple of weeks. We do learn that colds are mostly passed on from hand to (desk, telephone, mouse, keyboards etc) to hand contact and not passed through the air. So, if you are having cold, don’t try to shake the hand of others…please…just stay on your desk and don’t try to use others mouse / telephone and don’t try to become a migrant bird which is flying from one to another tree….