Rainy Days and Mondays

For three weeks after my return from the US, everyday seemed to be a rainy day or a Monday, or a rainy Monday. Can you tell that I revived my Carpenters playlist last week? Anyways, for three whole weeks it looked a little something like this:

I think this picture was actually taken during the Typhoon 8 we had.

For a few days it's exciting and moody. And then it's depressing. I appreciated the cooler temperatures but hated the idea of wet feet any time I had to walk to the bus stop.

On the plus side, our waterfall overfloweth(ed). It was awesome. As was the mist that clung to the hillside. Gorillas, where are you?

 Three weeks of grey endured and we have finally started my favorite time of year in Hong Kong. Autumn/Fall. We are out of the horrible, humid heat of the summer, moving past the depressing wet, rainy season and are ready to enter the nice, mild, sunshiney, blue sky, wind off the sea, never had a Christmas day without sun, pleasant season.

To help you understand the kind of blissful weather I am talking about, I'll share with you a few pictures of what has now become a very familiar scene three mornings a week for us. The HKUST running track. This is about 7:30am. The lady in the first picture is doing Tai Chi. Today she was wielding a sword.

Looking left: see that little group of white houses on the hill, just above the fence and below the big mountain? I used to live there. I've hiked the mountain behind many times.

Looking center. Palm trees! We love it.

Looking right. Into the sun. The most wonderful breeze comes in over the ocean right where that gap is between the trees.

Welcome back sunshine! You energize us :)