and then the rain came, lacking thunderstorms but absolutely pelting down for most of the day as the typhoon continued weaving its way north. not a day for being outside unless a necessity and, when it was, the usual happened... a gap in the downpour, a rush to the market, return of the downpour with bells on, the temptation to try and work out just how high the splashes are reaching, but it makes getting the brolly out kind of pointless so you can claim some justification for wandering drookit and grinning through the curious looks of those clinging to whatever shelter they can find...which is to say another wonderful wander...