Well, apart from the torrential downpours, that is!
Yesterday, I took a little road trip to Powys.
This involved getting up early and feeding the animals as the sun was coming up:
Sunrise at the farm - 22 November 2009
Sunrise at the farm - 22 November 2009
The dogs let me know they needed a toilet break enroute, so we stopped somewhere in deepest Powys:
Roadside in Powys - 22 November 2009
And then it started raining, and didn’t stop til long after I got home 
The view from Mum's front gate - 28 February 2008
Stella, my first Kune Kune pig - 28 February 2008
In order to get up to Mum’s and back, not to mention dropping Wurly off at her new home and getting her settled in, I had to be up before the sun yesterday. Luckily, it was a spectacular sunrise, perfectly timed for my arrival at the farm:
Sunrise at the farm - 11 January 2009
It was pouring with rain at Mum’s so I wasn’t able to get many decent photos but I’ll post a few later with updates on Fergie and the other weaners, not to mention a few fashion disasters in the animal world…
One of the things I love about winter is the spectacular colour of sunrises and sunsets. I’m sure there’s a scientific reason why the reds and oranges that mark the sun’s movements are so vivid at this time of year but I don’t know what it is. What I do know is that it makes being outside on a very cold day worthwhile.
Today (and the rest of the weekend) looks as though it’s gonna be truly miserable so I thought I’d share this photo from yesterday’s sunrise to cheer us all up!
Sunrise at the farm - 10 December 2008
Oh – and what’s the betting it’s cloudy and gloomy at the solstice, thereby removing all opportunities for good photos to celebrate the passing of the shortest day and welcoming the prospect of longer ones!?
The view from Mum’s front gate last year. A much nicer day than its predecessor one year on!
Sunrise at Mum's - 14 November 2007
It was a cold, frosty start to the morning – which is exactly how it was last year!
A frosty sunrise at Mum's - 12 November 2007
Ok, so it’s not quite this time last year. That would have been yesterday, but I was busy and forgot.
But this is what sunrise looked like this time last year(ish).
Sunrise: the view from Mum's gate - 19 October 2007
In case you’re wondering, I was up to see the sun come up because we’d not long had the pigs and it was their breakfast time 
I love this time of year as you get to see the day beginning and ending without having to get up horrendously early (ok, I get up at 6 as a matter of routine but that’s not early, just convenient). The gorgeous weather we’ve been having is especially convenient as all that beauty can’t hide behind dull grey clouds.
Sunset on my street - 11 October 2008
Sunrise at the farm - 12 October 2008
Dusk at the farm - 12 October 2008
Of the three photos, I think you can tell the difference between where B and I live and where the pigs and chickens live Lucky bastards, I wonder if there’s room in their arks?
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