So last weekend I went with my family to the desert. It’s December now so the weather is getting cooler and it’s only cold from November until February. The rest of the year is scorching hot so we take the chance to go and enjoy our time outside. We go for a picnic in the desert gathering around the fire, cooking our lunch and dinner by ourselves, playing football, just enjoying the night by telling stories under the night sky. The night sky in the winter is magical, the stars are gleaming and also the sunset and sunrise have vivid colors. So the scenic there are breathtaking. And even though it’s, we live in the desert, even though it’s desert in south, it’s the terrace in Saudi Arabia are mostly desert. Even the desert is coated with lush greenery in the winter with plants from various species. Also lavender grows in the desert so especially the north
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So last weekend, I went with my family to the desert. It's December now, so the weather is getting cooler, and it's only cold from November until February. The rest of the year is scorching hot, so we take the chance to go and enjoy our time outside. We have a picnic in the desert, gathering around the fire, cooking our lunch and dinner by ourselves, playing football, and just enjoying the night by telling stories under the night sky. The night sky in the winter is magical; the stars are gleaming, and the sunset and sunrise have vivid colors. The scenery there is breathtaking. Even though we live in the desert, the terrain in Saudi Arabia is mostly desert. However, the desert is coated with lush greenery in the winter, with plants from various species. Lavender also grows in the desert, especially in the north.
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