The definition of Optimism...

[khiemtran]

Mind you, I was halfway through my lunchtime run when I took the photo...

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[puddleshark.livejournal.com]

LOL.

That is such a beautiful picture. I love how the pink van fades into the rain.

[khiemtran.livejournal.com]

As far as I can tell, that van is there all year round. Not sure how many ice creams they sold today though.

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

If I didn't know where that was taken, I would have titled it "British Summer". :)

[khiemtran.livejournal.com]

It's still nominally winter here, but we've been having very nice weather up until Sunday. Today looks like the start of another "east coast low" - a winter weather pattern where a big low pressure system forms over the Tasman sea, bringing lots of wind and rain. They've already declared another El Nino cycle now, so we're expecting a hot, dry summer and it's good to get whatever rain we can.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

If I had to tramp through that downpour, I would be DELIGHTED to find that fatally optimistic van there, and would definitely buy myself something

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

That's the spirit! :D

ETA: er this was supposed to be in reply to asakiyume's comment, so I deleted and reposted it.

[khiemtran.livejournal.com]

Oh, sorry! We're sold out...

[khiemtran.livejournal.com]

At least it wouldn't melt!

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

This reminds me of an ice cream booth at the knife fair I went to with J this summer. It was raining and a bit chilly, despite being the second week of August, and the booth had no customers. It was artisanal ice cream, and I wanted to taste some. It took the vendors a while to serve me--even though I was the lone buyer--because they didn't seem to believe that I actually wanted to buy anything. :P

[khiemtran.livejournal.com]

Was it good? The last time I tried to buy an ice cream, it was at the Vivid festival in Sydney and the queues were so long I couldn't get close to the counter. No queues yesterday though...

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

It was all right, a bit too sweet for my taste. :P