April and the Weather

And with a bit of rain, the weather changes from hot to cold and April is upon us. I am pretty sure I’ve been clear in my love for Winter. I love the cold, I love rugging up, I love jumpers and socks and coats. I don’t love the rain though, but that won’t last too long, hopefully.

4 months in to the year and I feel like it was just yesterday that I got back from Japan. Rather than 11 months until I finish Uni, it is now only 7. It is only 2 months until I lose Steve to long hours of work for a few months. Only 1 month until my Birthday, 5 months until Teddy turns 5!! and only 9 months until Christmas (our first Christmas at home in 2 years).

And with those rambles, I bring to you my list of why I love Winter

-      my Winter wardrobe is better than my Summer wardrobe

-      boots!

-      my Birthday

-      cuddling Teddy because he is cold (he doesn’t like to cuddle in Summer)

-      exercising doesn’t feel like I will die from the heat

-      catching the bus isn’t like catching a sweat box

-      jumpers, track pants and socks

-      snow! Although, we don’t get that in Sydney

-      gluhwein (mulled wine)

- not being hot! not going outside and sweating!

Do you like Winter? What is your favourite season

Rocks

These photos were taken while S was experimenting with long exposure photography. I think they turned out really well! They were taken at Clovelly beach which has proved to be quite the model for our recent photography/film making experiments of late. 

A good weekend indeed

 We had a fun weekend this past weekend. Relaxing and soaking up the beautiful weather Mother Nature sent our way. I know I said I was looking forward to Winter, but being able to go out in to the sun is pretty special too.

Saturday S and I watched a fair bit of Homeland and then I decided I felt like cake so we went for a drive to Glebe with his little sister, D. Badde Manors is a cafe we regularly frequent and their cake selection is second to none. Unfortunately there are no photos of any of our cake because I forgot to whip the camera out. Rest assured, my cake was delicious. Triple mousse cake could never be bad though.

We walked through Glebe and found street art, so of course I needed a photo with it.

Around dusk we headed to the beach so S could try a new photography technique he had read about (photos to come later in the week). While he was taking photos, D and I were pretending to do Body Attack and yoga by the sea. Inspired by the fresh sea air, we decided that we would head back on Sunday for a beach to beach run and a swim.

And head back we did. Although since we left after 11am, it was quite hot already - too hot for a run. So we walked instead then headed back to stake a spot along the water at Clovelly. I had actually never been in to the water at Clovelly despite visiting that beach many times. I don't know if you've ever been there, but it is really hard to get in to the water! Clovelly is like a giant rock pool and rocks surround the side of the beach. Once you are in though, it is bliss.

We headed up to the cafe to eat food and as we were walking back to the car we noticed a rescue helicopter overhead. Turns out a man had been stung by a stingray and had to be airlifted from the rocks.

 

A good weekend, indeed.

Speaking of good things, I bought this O.P.I nail polish a couple of weeks ago from a Japanese shop on Clarence Street called Maruyu. With a $9.90 price tag, I couldn't resist. I picked my colour, paid for my polish and went home and looked at the bottom to find out what the colour was called...it said Alpine Snow. Umm, ok. So I still don't know what it is called, but it goes on well, stays on well (I went a whole 24 hours without a chip...for me, that is a huge feat!!) and is a pretty colour. I am not complaining!

Excuse my bodgy paint job. Not my finest skill

How was your weekend?

Soaking up the weather, wherever you are?

Currently...

Reading – The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. I heard about this book from a twitter rec and have only just gotten it on my kindle. So far I am really enjoying it, though not too much of the storyline has unravelled yet.

Listening to – Flight Facilities – Amazing! 

I am trying to find some good jazz music to listen to as well, so if you have any recommendations please let me know.

Watching – Homeland! I had heard so much about Homeland but thought it was probably like NCIS or something. It is so different and we are hooked!

Thinking about – Life, how to organise my days better, finishing uni, moving overseas (I’d love to live in the US at some stage of my life).

Loving – The crisp mornings that have been around of late. I love Winter and these crisp mornings are a nice reminder that Winter is just around the corner. Teddy and S!

 

His beard is red because he eats fresh mince for dinner

Working on – Finishing my degree, hopefully this year. Creating a garden. Not much sewing :-(

Looking forward to – A relaxing weekend, followed by a busy weekend for Easter.

Do you have any good book recommendations?

Or perhaps some Jazz music recommendations?