11 October 2007

The first swim

On Saturday it was beautiful and I gardened in a tshirt. On Sunday it was freezing and I struggled against the wind in my parka. Tuesday I came home from work to find a roaring fire in the woodstove. And today, Thursday, it dawned cold and rainy, and ended up warm and beautiful. Typical spring in New Zealand, we're told. This video will bring back memories for those long-time blog readers of last January and February, when the blog was covered with pictures of children frolicking in the waves. Here, though, in early spring, it's an amazing sight--the first swim of the season. As Naomi said to other children wading in shallow water, "It's only cold until your legs go numb, and then it's great!" Ah, the wonders of childhood...



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