Thursday, May 17, 2007

A Rose Is A Rose, Cicero's

From Summer To Winter In 18 Hours

Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON

Yesterday, in the post Weird Weather, Heather, I pointed out that the weather was still like midsummer, instead of being on the brink of winter. But Melbourne's climate is capricious. This morning the weather turned full circle. After a warm, almost tropical night, the temperature slid off the scale and we had some very welcome rain as the cold southerly wind swept in. So even though the roses are still blooming in my garden (above) the story today was very different (below). One thing's for sure - you can never get bored with the weather here.

13 comments:

Sam said...

about teh weather can't really say much!! as for the roses... nice clicks!!

Priyanka Sarkar said...

nice pic!!:)
i read ur post abt ur mother(as u suggested in my blog)...it really touches a chord deep down my heart.....ur mother really symbolises all tht a mother is about!!!!!
God bless...

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Bart said...

We have a saying around these parts: If you don't like the weather, wait a minute.

Deborah Gamble said...

David,

"Capricious" now there is a twenty-five cent-er. I love that word!

Debbie

Anonymous said...

what the hell...u probably contributed to a lot of global warming for this to only happen at your house...nice job u ruin life!

david mcmahon said...

Hi Sam,

Ah, you can never get bored with the weather here!

Glad you liked the pictures. I had a look at your site, too. As I said in my comment, I have a connection with Pune as well.

Thanks for dropping by. Hope to see you here again.

Cheers

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi Priyanka,

Glad you enjoyed the post. Your post on your own mother was a great read.

I hope you find my feedback - posted on your blog - useful. You can contact me here at any time if you have any queries at all.

Good luck

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi Bart-Man,

Nice to hear from you. Sounds like we live in the same city, even tho we live at opposite ends of the world!

Keep smiling

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi Debbie,

I'm with you. It's a great word. Old-fashioned, maybe, but very evocative.

Take care of DH and that boat!

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi Shyguyx,

Interesting perspective. Thanks for sharing your opinion.

However, Melbourne's weather has always been highly unstable. That's what makes it so interesting.

Cheers

David

Anonymous said...

Just joking. I wish Canada were like that.

david mcmahon said...

Hi Shyguyx,

No worries at all. I've made several trips to Canada - and find it a captivating country.

In fact, you'll find a lot of Canadian content throughout this blog. About 18 months ago, I photographed Quebec City, Montreal and parts of Muskoka for the Canadian Tourism Commission.

Love your country. In fact, it even features in my next novel.

Hope to see you back here again ....

Cheers

David