After yesterday’s rain, today looks promising though I think we can forget soaring temperatures for the time being, which is actually a blessing.
Maggie and I were out walking before 7 this morning, and the air felt crisp and fresh.
She immediately squatted her bot at the top of the gantry, and did the rest of her business before I got to the gate. I didn’t have a coat, but felt rain in the air, so decided against walking round the Avenue just yet and turned to walk back to the boat.
Looking up, the sky had some interesting cloud formations, as if it was a river flanked by fluffy banks. As they undulated across the thermals in various hues of white blending to a pale grey, I could see a rain front coming in.
It is not unusual for bad weather to go round us, as if we are the jelly in the doughnut.
In fact, it can be quite spectacular to see the chains of rain falling, yet know you are completely safe and dry in your centrepiece of the world.
We have seen heavy rain falling on the pontoon opposite, yet our bow is swathed in brilliant sunshine, and of course the rainbows here are amazing.
Behind us, we have witnessed the fury of a building storm as it blackens the sky swallowing the light like some demented pacman. Sadly my pictures of this in 2014 didn’t come out, but this was pretty close and taken in 2010 when I visited NZ.
No plans for today, but with the skies clearing, Maggie will get her walks and the mileage will soon add up.
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Lovely.
I saw a rainbow here on my way to work – it’s a great way to start the day!
We had a lovely one here in the marina little while ago. It is indeed a lovely way to start, or end, the day.