Isn't that what everyone does when it's raining??

“When it rains, look for rainbows.  When it’s dark, look for stars.”
~ unknown.

It’s uncanny when thoughts that go through your mind whilst rambling pop up on line or in an e-mail when you get home. This morning’s ramble was a wet and windy one.  Heavy grey clouds scudding across the morning skies ... few photo opportunities as it was just too dark.  As I was walking up the hill on the way home I turned around and scanned the sky for rainbows 
.... isn’t that what everyone does when it’s raining?

No ...?  Ok .... well I do.

Having that quotation pop up in front of my eyes was ironic.  It’s a philosophy I try to incorporate into my life even when I’m at my lowest and this morning I needed that reminder.

Lessons in Life - Lesson 1 relearned.

That polar storm that the weatherman’s been ranting about has finally arrived.  The temperature has plummeted .... dramatically.  Winter is here with a vengeance. 
 I’ve just chuckled at the forecast for Wellywood 
“Wellington - calm where you are because the centre of the low is over you ... it really is the calm before the storm. Winter hits overnight.” 

That mountain-goat friend of mine ... yep, the OTHER Carol ... is heading down there tomorrow to participate in yet ANOTHER half-marathon on Sunday.

She needs her head read ... and Pete needs a medal!

Low fronts are my nemesis.  Whilst I love the changing weather they bring I hate the impact the change in pressure has on my head.  Migraine medication is a necessity as I’ve yet to find a way of avoiding the impact of the low.

There’s a wildness to this particular storm ...... it’s dark and brooding and angry.  There’s a mood to it that’s VISIBLE. It blows the sea-gulls backwards and the hound’s rugby ball sideways. It whips my hair into my eyes and the stinging sand against my legs. It’s invigorating!   
We gave up on the rugby ball and used a log the hound had found instead.  
Fierce waves + log = hound’s kind of heaven.

A rather COLD kind of heaven.

The eerie colours of the sky this morning as the sun and the clouds jostled for position.

The fur-ball's found a sunbeam to snooze in.

I’d enjoy the cold more if it was actually snowing like it is at Mount Ruapehu.  They’ve had lots of snow.  I’ve not yet had the opportunity of photographing snow and I’d love to.  It’s a few hours drive from Aux and I have a market this weekend so snow photography’s unlikely to happen.  I’m wondering what the hound would think of snow!


This is a photo posted on line by the Chateau at Mt. Ruapehu
 .... LOOK at all that SNOW!

This kind of weather brings a myriad of rainbows and Sarah captured the most magnificent one at Waiatarua today ... on her phone nogal!!  It totally encapsulates the contrast in the sky.  She paid the price though ... her and Sha’dock’ got caught in the hailstorm that followed it.

Gotta LOVE those rainbows!

.... and Sam the Man tried to pinch mine when he came to visit me at the shop today!

This gorgeous black Lab was left outside the Mall whilst his owner met a friend for coffee. She'd forgotten to bring his collar so very cleverly used her scarf as a collar and fastened his lead to it.  
He looked SO cute and got plenty of pats and cuddles from passers-by!