A matter of perspective?

As I left Edinburgh airport yesterday, the daily weather forecast for the East of Scotland announced a top temperature of 8 degrees and a minimum temperature of minus 2. The people boarding the plane were all wearing jumpers or jackets. The forecast for Malaga, on the other hand, was for a top temperature of 23 and a minimum temperature of 8 degrees. My flight was delayed and so I only arrived in Malaga in the evening - when the sun was setting and the cooler temperature was beginning. So I came out of the airport, wearing the same jacket that I had worn in Scotland.

To my amazement, though, I noticed that some of the passengers from my flight had undergone a sudden transformation while in the baggage reclaim hall. From wearing jumpers and jackets in Edinburgh's 8 degrees, they emerged from the airport wearing sleeveless tops in Malaga's 8 degrees. I suppose the shedding of clothing was because they were no longer at home, but were now on holiday in Spain! As for me, when I got home, I dug out my duvet for the first time since June.

Today was even warmer in Alhaurin de la Torre - a pleasant 24 degrees in the afternoon. When I was walking home from the library, I noticed that people were still sitting outdoors at the ice cream parlours in the afternoon, even though the stalls selling hot roasted chestnuts are setting up in the streets and preparing to do business throughout the colder winter season.

November's going to be a busy month for us - with a leadership training seminar here in Alhaurin, as well as a PCYM seminar and a KKI conference up in Barcelona. Much of the time during this second half of October is taken up with the final preparations for these events.