Happiness is realising that spring is just around the corner...

This morning Rich and I went for a walk in the park near our house - the sky was blue and flowers were starting to bloom! I really can't wait for the winter to be over and spring to start.

Summer in Wellington

There are many reasons we choose to live in Wellington - but generally speaking the weather isn't one of them.

It's summer right now and whilst its not cold,  it is rainy and windy and not generally the kind of weather that makes you want to go out for a walk after dinner.

However, two weeks ago we had the most exceptional weather. Rich and I went for a walk in the early evening and ended up buying a few things from the supermarket and having a picnic dinner on the waterfront at 8pm.

These photographs were taken after we had our dinner - about 8:30 at night - hard to believe!

I decided to take these photos to remind myself in the deepest, darkest days of winter that its not all doom and gloom. The sunshine will return to us eventually! Besides if the weather was THIS fabulous all of the time we would start to take it for granted - rather than truly appreciated it.

Also if it was this good ALL the time - then EVERYONE would want to live here and we can't have that!

Hope you're all having a rad Monday xoxox

My Weekend - Sunny Day, Rainy Day

This weekend we had one stunning, beautiful day and one wet and miserable day. Perhaps a sign spring is on the way? I really hope so - the weather is pretty mild at the moment.

Here's a photo I took on Cuba Street on Saturday morning walking to my friend Alice's apartment - clear skies on a sunny day.

I was walking to Alice's so that we could attend the Mount Victoria Peaks market where Emi was having her first stall - selling baking, sewing and adorable crochet things.

I loved the tiny penguin Emi made and also the bat is really cute - Emi said she will make me a narwhal which I am pretty excited about!

Here's a couple of photos of some of the other stalls at the market - it was a really cute little market held in a local community mall. It had such a relaxed and friendly vibe, this particular market is held once a month and I think I will go back again for sure.

On Sunday the weather took a turn for the worse and it rained and rained and rained some more - but Rich and I didn't let that dampen our spirits (well - not too much anyway) and decided we could still go for a walk along the waterfront.

When the rain got a little bit too much we decided to spend a few hours in Te Papa to visit the beautiful Kahu Ora, Living Cloaks exhibition which was absolutely amazing and the cloaks were so beautiful. Although I was really amazed at the number of birds required to make some of the cloaks (many are woven with bird feathers) and I also amazing to see the old kuri (Maori for dog) cloaks made from the Pacific kuri (a type of dog that's now extinct). If you live in Wellington or you're planning on visiting any time soon - I could recommend this exhibition enough.

What did you all get up to at the weekend - did you have sunshine or rain?