Sydney Harbour Bridge B&W

Sydney Harbour Bridge B&W , originally uploaded by Adriana Glackin.

I'd like to apologise to all the tourists who find themselves in Sydney at the moment. Yes, this is summer, but this ugly grey weather is most unusual. I'm sorry that you've come all this way to visit our iconic harbour, expecting to see it draped in warm blue sunny skies. I bet you thought you'd promenade along the foreshore enjoying the sight of the sparkling blue waters whilst sipping a coffee or licking an ice cream. I bet you thought you'd be able to go home and tell your family and friends just how warm and sunny and gorgeous your visit to Sydney was. I bet you thought you'd still have that warm glow on your cheeks from just a little too much sun, to remind you of your visit. Instead, you're probably cursing that you've packed completely unnecessary summer clothes, when in fact you should have packed your autumn clothes and a raincoat and an umbrella.

Sorry about that.

I'm really not sure where our beautiful weather has gone. I can safely say that we're also sick of the greyness that greets us every morning when we open up our curtains.

I hope that one day you will return to our shores and enjoy our summer weather - I'll let you know when it makes an appearance.