1,001 Reasons We Love Living Here: Reason #24

The Weather

Melbournians love to complain about the weather here. It's too hot in the summer, too cold in the winter, too much rain, too little rain, etc, etc.

I like to point out that after growing up in a place that is currently experiencing almost two straight months of near 40C/100+F degree heat and after spending six years in a place where a week of -22C/-7F cold was not unheard of, the weather here is pretty dang nice. Always.

I mean, have I ever lived anywhere where we could do this:

With four weeks of winter left?

No. I have not. Bless you, Melbourne and your springlike winters.

1,001 Reasons We Love Living Here: Reason #345

(Before I start, a word of apology about my terrible photography. I'm no professional, but the way I'm uploading to Blogger seems to make things look even worse thank the already-bad originals. I'll try to continue making up for the visual mediocrity with entertaining writing.)

Moving right along...

Kids Space

It can make for the best of days, and it can make for the worst of days. The latter being pretty much any day when there's no school and seemingly every Melburnian under 12 years of age is there, and definitely every single one is screaming. Yesterday, however, was a fine example of the former - one of the "best of days".

Why? Let me show you.

Do you see that? Totally empty. Abe's school was out for a teacher training day, but every other school/kindergarden in the area was still in session, so no competition. It was a blast. We took Abe's bestie and they had complete run of the place until two other kids from their class showed up two hours later.

But of course, the brothers had plenty of playtime together as well.

Thank you, Melbourne, for having indoor play places like this. You will be my salvation come the mid-winter term break.