Winter

It's been raining all night. I caught the one gap for my commute (and a smooth one at that - only one stop!) before it started to come down again. It's pouring outside, a background roar on the roof - in the distance someone walks twirling a red and orange umbrella.

Last night while waiting for the family to arrive I sat at my bedroom window, rain rattling against the glass and turning the dark world outside reflective.

This is winter in the Cape. Water everywhere. Windscreen wipers in full use. Road markings only guessable under orange street lights, so you follow in the tracks of the car in front of you. Clouds moving in, taking turns to alternately dump water on the world or create marvellous vistas of greys against the mountains. Although I'm a summer chick who digs being a golden tan, this is cuddle weather and I love it. All I'm missing is a big fireplace...