Category Archive: weather

To be Wellington

To be Wellington

There are harbors everywhere. There’s weather everywhere. There are tug boats and super yachts and ferries and all kinds of nautical phenomena to be found …

 

Umbels

Umbels

There was a slight break in the rain this afternoon. I couldn’t resist the opportunity to dash out and grab a few shots of the glorious parsley flowers. I love them.

 

Stripes

Stripes

“Hot weather opens the skull of a city, exposing its white brain, and its heart of nerves, which sizzle like the wires inside a lightbulb. …

 

Under African skies

Under African skies

Today was a beautiful sunny day, and the sky was about as blue as it gets. I couldn’t wait to get out of the office …

 

Brilliant blue

Brilliant blue

Seated with my back to the window The glare on my computer screen makes me turn around. Amazement at the view. Brilliant blue. Not a cloud to be seen. Nothing …

 

Garden fresh

Garden fresh

When I was a kid my Dad created a highly productive vegetable garden. It was beautiful, but, sadly, we thought it was so mundane that …

 

Fight or flight…

Fight or flight…

I gave in at lunch time today. I’ve been feeling unwell for a few days, fighting off some lurgy or other, and by lunch time …

 

Wellington burst like a bomb…

Wellington burst like a bomb…

“Then out of the tunnel and Wellington burst like a bomb. It opened like a flower, was lit up like a room, explained itself exactly, …

 

Hanging out the washing

Hanging out the washing

The wind is back. Relentlessly blowing Messing with my head. I feel scrambled and confused. Unsettled. Howling Hurling Whirling Whoosing. Relentless. Finding all the gaps Rattling windows, doors and anything that’s not tied down. The incessant noise. It …

 

Back to work

Back to work

Our office has been closed over the Christmas/New Year holiday period. It re-opened today. As I walked into the building this morning I had this …