Glorious

There was a slightly annoying column in the paper the other day going on about how everything in Sydney is crap but we do have amazing weather. Well I don't agree with the first part, but I do agree with the second. Or more specifically, we have the most amazing light: it makes colours more intense, beautifies otherwise ugly buildings and streets, and seems to inject a little germ of optimism into everyone's lives. The downside of this, I suppose, is the caricature of people not really caring about important stuff as long as the beer is cold and the barbecue is hot. But there's a reason they call it a sunny disposition.

I went out this evening to pick up a pizza. This is what was blazing at me all the way back home: