More rain

'Christchurch - the garden city'? 'Christchurch - the pond city' more like.

The ducks are loving the rain. The plants are loving the rain. The farmers are loving the rain. Me? No, I'm not loving the rain. I'm bored of the rain now. It is kind of cool that our house has a moat though.

The rain didn't stop Joanne and I heading out in the countryside after church for a bit of lunch though. We drove out to Methven. In theory we headed towards the mountains. In reality, the clouds meant that someone could have nicked them for all we knew. We took a different route home and passed over the Rakaia gorge. Despite the greyness it's still a stunning spot. Especially the colour of the water coming down off the mountains (assuming they're still there, of course).