Rain, rain, go away

Who could believe it's October. The rain is still pelting down like we were in the middle of winter. The earth is absolutely soaked and I have had enough! I want some toasty warm weather, a little sun, without the biting wind. I am over it!

I am glad daylight saving has started. In my mind, that means warmer, longer days. We can do things like go for after dinner walks.

With some nagging from Isabel, we set off on a stroll to the drain. It's rather full at the moment.

We were down here a few weeks ago catching taddies. They are now in our fish pond. It was blowing a gale, the kids didn't care. They threw rocks in the water and inevitably could not resist getting thier gumoots full of water, after me warning them to be careful not to. Who was I kidding?

Nothing a bath didn't fix when we arrived home at seven o'clock. 

Sunrise and sundown

We stayed at our holiday house by the sea over the weekend. Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day, with some warmth in it too.

I am always commenting on other people's photos of sunrises, that I wish I was out with the camera at that time of day. I happened to wake up at the right time, squished in between Summer and Izzy in our queen size bed. Brett had vacated, or been kicked out sometime during the night. They were all still asleep, so I snuck out to enjoy the sunrise.

The sun rises at the back of our house and sets(the last three photos) at the front. 

Our little stone house is located away from the beach, thank goodness, because in rough weather those that are on the foreshore end up with seaweed in the front yard!

We have farm land behind us and across the road at the front of the house. There's usually cows in those paddocks. There is a heap of water at the moment from the amount of rain we've had. We are lucky we are up a little higher and the yard is dry. Our neighbours have a huge pond puddle at their front gate!

All my life's a circle

Sunrise and sundown

Moon rolls through the night time

'Til the daybreak comes around.

All my life's a circle

But I can't tell you why

Season's spinning round again

The years keep rollin' by.

- Harry Chapin 

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I was on the ball this week and had the sky on my mind whenever I was out and about with the camera.

 

The weather was obliging and dealt some pretty interesting skies.



 

 

Bloody rain and stinky cheese.

We've just been away for the weekend in the Adelaide Hills. Perfect spot to getaway, as long as it doesn't piss down pour with rain the ENTIRE time.

Thursday, while travelling. Sunset on the Coorong.

The weather was fine on Thursday when we left, we set up the caravan, and hooray for us, in the dark and in record time. 

About 3 am on Friday morning it started raining, and didn't stop until the time we left.

We did and saw the things we wanted to, but it would have been so much easier, and much more enjoyable, especially with the kids, if it wasn't wet. We had our routine of getting the kids in and out of the car down pat in the end.

Friday morning, and it didn't stop, ALL DAY! (don't be
fooled by the blue, it's just the shade strip on the windscreen..
no blue sky here people)

We spent most of Saturday afternoon in the Hahndorf Inn with Brett's sister and her family, drinking wine and picking at a fruit and cheese platter. I was the one cutting dried apricots in half and sandwiching in a chunk of blue cheese. Quite nice, no one else was going near the stinky cheese though.

Eating the bits no one wants. 

Highly recommend this pub on a cold, rainy day with kids. We scored a table near the open fire and right in front of the kids play room. It made for a very relaxing laid back afternoon. The place was packed, as Hahndorf is on a weekend, and tables were filling up as soon as they were emptied, so we were lucky.

We plan on going back again, so we can leisurely stroll the streets and shops when it isn't RAINING.

Do you eat stinky cheese? 

Have any shocker holidays, when you should have stayed home?

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