Rain

 

Photo taken in Auckland City - November 2024

I think every person in New Zealand is looking forward to Summer. Last year over Spring it rained just about every day. This year we've had big dumps of rain at least once a week. Roll on warmer weather.

Halloween has come and gone here, we usually don't have trick or treaters as we live just out of town so it was a very quiet night.

Linking up with Weekend Reflections, Shadow Shot Sunday and The Weekend Roundup.

Comments

local alien said…
At the moment we need rain but you've had enough! Let's all have some sunshine
1 November 2025 at 07:43
Jan K. alias Afanja said…
Here on the other side of the world, we're having a wet autumn. In October, we had double the normal amount of rain. I hope we'll have a nice, cold winter.
1 November 2025 at 08:28
Sharon said…
It will be so nice when the sun comes out again.
1 November 2025 at 08:47
Lydia C. Lee said…
It's been so rough for you guys the last few days - hopefully the worst is over. That woman being blown into the street was horrifying.
1 November 2025 at 09:21
Lydia C. Lee said…
#WeekendReflection
1 November 2025 at 09:21
Marie Smith said…
I hope you continue to have some rain throughout the summer. It was much to dry here last summer,
1 November 2025 at 10:36
James said…
Let's trade. :) It still feels like summer here. I'm hoping for cooler weather and some rain.
1 November 2025 at 15:58
magiceye said…
Lovely street photo.
Here in Mumbai too we've been having unseasonal rains messing up various crops.
1 November 2025 at 16:16
Revrunner said…
Ah, warmer weather. It'll be a while here. :-)
1 November 2025 at 23:42
Tom said…
...rain makes everything green.
2 November 2025 at 02:44
s.c said…
And here it is warmer then normal but a pity with a lot of rain.
2 November 2025 at 02:55
Jim said…
Really good rain picture, Marj.
My answers to have I been to New Zealand is Yes, we came in 1913 on a cruise down the east coast. I enjoyed Christchurch the most. My grandmother was a Fletcher as was your Fletcher construction company that was revamping the hospital damage after the big storm. We also visited the U.S
Antarctica prep facility.
2 November 2025 at 04:19
Margaret Birding For Pleasure said…
Our summer seems to have come a bit early but not too much rain as yet. Hope you have a great summer this year. You are due it. Have a lovely week ahead
2 November 2025 at 13:34
Alana said…
The weather seems to be out of balance everywhere. The ground looks slick but I like the shadows.
3 November 2025 at 01:47
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
I love the energy of your photo, the reflections from the rain really amps it up also. Nice!
3 November 2025 at 10:01
Lisa said…
They're enjoying it so much they don't seem to be giving a care they are getting wet. That's how I feel with the first rain after summer.
4 November 2025 at 09:39
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