Winter weather (part 1...)

It feels like we've had a pretty awful run of weather lately,have barely been able to get out into the garden, let alone do anything.  So here are a few weather photos until it improves and I can get started properly!

Its always hard trying to effectively show weather in a photo unless its something obvious like snow or fog. I'd been pondering how to show it, but then one of the most annoying things about the new house actually came in handy...

This is our security light.  In theory, a passive infrared turns it on when it detects heat.  In reality, its far too sensitive, and just having the heating on can cause the light to be on all night. And of course, when the previous owners fitted it, did they fit a switch inside to control it?  Of course not. Its wired straight into the lighting ring main.  Even masking off part of the IR sensor with tape has made no difference, I dread to think what its doing to my electricity bill.

So all in all, annoying, but it did enable me to capture a shot of the rain the other night...

 Rain, rain and more rain....