Dry humour. Damp irony.

In the midst of all the flood warnings, this is what today's sky looked like: The most consistently beautiful day in weeks. Akin to an Australian summer sky. Now, here's the problem. All the water from the rains of the past week? They're still running down the hills into the river, upstream. So, now, we're told, sunshine or no, the river is going to rise again starting at midnight, tonight, and peak sometime around noon, tomorrow. Perhaps while the sun is shining. Wellies still stationed at the top of the stairs. ..