I stepped out of my door into brilliant sunshine for an afternoon walk. As I closed the door a few drops of rain started to fall even though the sky was mostly blue, they soon dried up. I chose a familiar route that I have not walked for a while with the potential to explore [...]
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Without rain, there is no life.
Jerry Yang
PS: Although the quote fits my recent circumstances I am not being melancholy. I chose the quote because the rain started just as I stepped out of my house for a sunday afternoon walk. I almost changed my mind (about stepping out for a walk)… I am glad I [...]
20 Comments CherryPie on Jun 23rd 2019
Filed under Anecdotes
A Change of Weather
Overnight the weather had turned from sunshine to showers. Mr C was working from home so I couldn’t do round the house circuits to meet my ‘Walking Challenge’ step count. This meant that despite the weather I had to head out on a walk… As I set off on my walk, the rain had eased [...]
11 Comments CherryPie on May 25th 2018
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, York 2018
York – Day Five
When we got up we found that the weather was rather inclement so, after we had finished our breakfast and checked out, we decided not to go into York but instead to keep our options open and perhaps visit a property or museum on the way home.
As we were driving the weather soon turned to [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 10th 2018
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York – Day Two
I handed mum her birthday present before we tucked into the delicious breakfast that was on offer. There was a good selection of cold buffet items and an option for a cooked breakfast to order. After we were comfortably replete, we walked to the Yorkshire museum via the museum gardens. The gardens were pleasant with [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 6th 2018
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Piran & Ljubljana 2015
Rain in Piran
This is what happened when when the wind changed direction and the light rain turned into a torrential downpour. You can now see why we left the breakfast table in a hurry…
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Click on picture for a short video
14 Comments CherryPie on Dec 13th 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Piran & Ljubljana 2015
Piran & Ljubljana – Day Five
The warmth of the early morning sunshine made it possible for us to eat breakfast outside on the hotel terrace. We lingered a while enjoying the atmosphere even after it had started to rain. After a while the wind changed direction and drove the rain underneath the covered area, in our direction. We beat a [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 1st 2015
