Winter is making its presence felt

Once again it is cold and wet and grey. I resorted to using the gym in the building this morning, knowing that if I don't do any exercise soon I will never get into the dresses that I want to wear at Christmas. That is the kind of motivation it takes to make me exercise. It is easy to become a couch potato in this weather - I had forgotten how lazy the cold weather makes me. I am such a summer person.

Later in the day I braved the conditions to get some shopping, and some fresh air, which did turn out to be quite invigorating. The dangerous part was avoiding all the umbrellas crowding along the footpaths. Much better to be viewing the pedestrian traffic from the balcony, up high, than walking down there amongst them. 

Below is the view of the clouds hanging over the hills behind my building. I think they make it look colder than it really is, but then again it is pretty cold; a friend described the weather as a "bit nipppy" - that is one way to put it ☺☂