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Clouds to the north

A lazy day yesterday, looking out the window at the clouds racing across the sky. It's very windy here, reminiscent of Metchosin. So far, most of the winds have been from the southwest or west (prevailing winds), though last night they were from the northwest with gusts to 45 knot winds. Luckily, the patio faces northeast, so it's usually well sheltered.

Also, so far, we haven't had any of those typical Island wet days where it socks in and the rain drizzles down for hour after hour. Instead, you get lovely warm sunshine, interrupted by sudden fierce gales of wind and sideways rain. The best thing to do is to simply take your raingear everywhere with you. You spend a lot of time pulling on layers and peeling them off. Sounds like a hassle, but it's really rather fun. And, so long as I have my neck hood thingie to pull up around my ears in the wind, I can stay migraine-free. Mind you, I do look a bit like an idiot all bundled up when the natives are are out in shirts and shorts...

TODAY'S TIDBIT

I see that when I write the blog, the date automatically comes up in North American time, i.e., today is shown as Saturday, July 23. Actually, here in New Zealand, because we're on the other side of the international date line, it's Sunday, July 24. Mind you, we're five hours behind Vancouver Island... but a day ahead. Hmmmm.

Another little quirk of being down under - many of the calendars begin the week with Monday rather than Sunday. Takes a bit of getting used to.