After months of dry weather, we finally got a bit of rain late last month. I was a bit concerned it was going to flood after so much time but we lucked out and it was a fairly steady, and mostly light rain that fell over the course of a day or two. There has been a bit more rainfall since,  just enough to avoid having to water on our watering days. Tomorrow we are due for a cold front to come through with some heavy rain…will wait and see what happens on that but I don’t mind a rainy day once in a while, even though it will affect a couple things happening. Curiously, the rain must have come at just the right time as we now have winter grass (weed grass) popping up through our yard. It seems to be a lot more widespread for early May than I remember in the past…or maybe we just had that much moisture to start it growing by now.

Similarly, the weather has only recently cooled off much from summer temperatures. It seemed like we went straight from summer to winter within a week or so. None of this gradual seasonal change for us here in Perth. We haven’t closed our windows totally yet but it will likely happen in the next two or three weeks. With the cooler weather, I have noticed joint pain has suddenly ramped up quite a bit and it seems possible I will need to resort to taking some sort of anti-inflammatory medication soon.

After procrastinating about it for months…well, maybe years if you consider it’s been sitting idle for years…I finally got my bicycle into a local shop for repair and service last week. It was a strange thing to be riding after so long but it was a nice strange. That is, it was nice until the wobbles of the bike became evident. Fortunately I had a dual use path to ride on most of the way there so didn’t have the stress of road riding a bike that was not in ideal shape. It seems at least one of the wheels is buckled and it’s not certain what will need to be fixed up to run properly again. In many ways the bike is still in decent shape, at least compared to a lot of other bikes that have sat in sheds for years…it has a bit of rust on the handlebars but much of the main frame is looking okay. Still, it wasn’t a terribly expensive bike even though it wasn’t cheap when bought ten years ago, and if costs to bring it up to speed are too much, I will think seriously about replacing rather than repair.

For the first time ever, I got a flu shot yesterday. I have never felt much need for them in the past but there have been reports that the current flu strains have affected my age group, bringing down even quite healthy individuals. Apparently due to my diabetes diagnosis, I get flu shots for free so I will consider making this an annual thing. Game Fanatic had one last week and Lego Lover gets one tomorrow. He’s obviously not looking forward to this as he doesn’t like needles of any sort. I have gotten some cream from the pharmacy to help numb the area…which it now occurs to me might be a bit tricky since we often have a long wait to see his doctor…I may phone ahead to see if he is running on time or not before heading out.

Our family went to see a movie for the first time in a few years last week. We were all interested in seeing the Lego Movie and had hoped to catch it soon after it started. Both Game Fanatic and I were sick for a couple weeks or more so we delayed it…finally were all well and able to go. And it was really good. There was much to be enjoyed by both adults and kids in the movie and Lego Lover was abuzz for hours after we saw it. I suspect there may be a few new sets being added to his collection soon, which is a bit of a surprise as he’s mostly been buying Transformers toys and the occasional Lego Hero Factory set in the last couple of years.