The mist was alive this morning br I didn't notice at first br till I felt something br soft brush my face br br and br hundreds and thousands br of tiny termite missiles br emerged from the whiteness br fluttering br purposefully br around me br till the air was thick with them br br their mindless swarming br continued for half an hour br then gradually br petered out br br and br as the air cleared br I noticed a single gum leaf br spiral slowly to the groundbr br Alison Cassidybr br