Weather God.. You are an Evil Beast at times...

There are times when I think that the Weather God is mean.  Like really mean...  I know what meanness looks like, trust me I do...  I had thought the forecast for Saturday was looking dire enough already.  But they just revised it upwards.  40 degrees....  Oh dear god...  

I already have HORRIBLE memories of photographing in a killer heatwave in February 2 years ago.  Disaster...  And to add insult to injury the forecast for down here on the Peninsula wasn't looking dreadful and now that's been upgraded for 2 successive days...  37 on Saturday and on Sunday. My house will cook.  Double, double disaster.....

Ok, ok..   I can hear you saying it..  "Harden the @#$% up Princess!!!"  Right???  And I'm trying to..  Honestly I am.  But I can feel my terribly fair skin burning already.

Samaready (More Than Ready - Samar) wins the Blue Diamond Stakes on 25 February 2012 in 43 degree heat.  I hated this day.  Every moment of it, particularly from about 2pm onwards...............
Mordialloc Beach.  25 February 2012 at the end of a pretty horrible day really.

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  1. UnknownFebruary 5, 2014 at 4:36 PM

    I'm summered out, Bronwen. No-one will EVER hear me utter the words the words "I love the heat" ever, ever again! I'm nearly OK so long as the predicted maximum doesn't start with a "4" ... Saturday is looking grim!

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