Summer

well its the first day of summer and all I can say it what the!
It rained all night long and it cold. the temp today is only going to be 19 degrees celcius/66.2 fahrenheit. Its overcast and cloudy and feels nothing like summer at all.
The only good thing is it might mean a late summer start could mean a late summer finished so I may be able to get a second crop of summer vegies.
Gotta look on the bright side I say.
It also means christmas if fast approaching. Luckily Im almost finished the chrissy shopping with only little things to get.
I hope the start of summer is better for you than it is here, but I still reserve the right to complain about the heat once it gets here.
see ya

weather map

this is what victoria looks like right now. huge cloud cover and lots and lots of rain.  several severe storm fronts are hitting us right now and for the next few days. I think I will search the internet for plans on how to build and ark. Please have all the animals ready in two by twos to board as soon as I finish.
Really over all this rain. what happened to good old fashioned Melbourne summer, very dry and hot.
I would love that right about now.
How is the weather around your place.
see ya

what a show

 we were told it was coming and we had tied everything down or put it away. Got the dogs settled under the outdoor table and waited. Not till two hours after its ETS that we saw it coming in. Suddenly facebook was alive with photos and because we all lived  in different places we were able to trac it.

There were posts of its hitting Packy now, and Philip Island is drowing, and OMG here comes the storm, hide the children.

Then it hit with a vengence, it absolutely poured down. You could not hear a thing in the house not even the thunder but you could defenitely feel that!
After about 15-20 minutes it did slow down to a low roar, but if continued to rain until I fell asleep at around 9.30-10ish.
This morning I have woken to the sun shining, the birds singing and the only damamge is lots of plant matter on the veranda, no flooding in the house thank goddness. Still large puddles in the driveway and two tomatoes in pots were over, but Ive fix those,
I dont want to have to do that again in a hurry.
I hope others in its path were as lucky as I was.
see ya

thunder and Lightening

Overnight the sun disapeared and the thunder and light show began. I love thunderstorms and eventhough I am aware its happening I am still asleep. If that makes sence.
But last night, even though I was still asleep I was counting the time between the light, bright enough to see even though my eye were closed, and the roll of the thunder. when I got to only 7 seconds apart the rain came down. Thats the last I heard, I must of fallen deeply asleep then.
Its still raining here, quite heavily. So looks like my knees were right again.
dont bother watering your garden Angela, its gonna pour down very soon!
Very wise, Painful, my knees
see ya

November already!

after the long weekend, its back to business as usual. Only I cant believe its November already.
My god where has the year gone.
Still waiting for the warm weather to arrive, but we live in hope.
Over the weekend we planted onions, beetroot and pumkins.
The rest of the garden is going great, so maybe we dont need the heat. Its raining as I type this so we have our woodfire on just so I can get some washing dried. Its shut down and wont use alot of wood, but it is nice to have it on.
hope the weather is nicer where you are, or at least doing what its supposed to be doing at this time of year.
see ya

Not having a good week

my cough is back and its driving me crazy. I have coughed so much I feel like Ive broken a rib.
So I have not been doing too much. Resting most days, and only doing one or two jobs. Today the weather was fairly nice to start with so I had all the doors and windows open. then the roll of thunder and a few minutes later, torrential rain.
Its still raining now, but its just a steady rain, so hopefully it will soak into the ground and not puddle too much. although I dont know how much more the ground can take.
So Im on the couch, with my blankie and laptop, watching the lord of the rings.
A nice hot cup of tea and I feel so much better.
My husbands godsons, sister is getting married on saturday, so I really need to rest to be able to go. I think we will just go to the reception and not stay too late, gone are the days when I could go to the church and hang around for the reception and stay all night.
More thunder as I type, sound great! I love a good thunderstorm. dont you.
see ya

Earthquake

An earthquake has hit in Korumburra measuring 4.4. I have to admit I didnt feel it because the weather here is so bad the windows are shaking anyway. The roof sounds like it going to take off, and I worry about my solar panels.
Earthquakes in Korumburra are nothing new, and we have had quite a few in the last 24 months. When I worked at Crystal world one of the geologists showed me a map of Victoria showing all the fault lines. We acually have lots. It looked like a spidersweb. All the hills in the Korumburra region were formed buy volcanic activity.
Kinda scary really as its only a 40 minute drive south from here.
So hang on if you feel the earth move for you, and batten down the hatches as this wind is not looking like its going to stop anytime soon.
Its cold, wet and misrable here, and thats how I feel.
Time for a cuppa I think and more wood on the fire and after I finish the vacuming a dvd.
I will finish the vacuming. I promise!
see ya

Blogger Blunders

There are some blogs I cannot comment on, so just letting you know I do read all he blogs.
Cathy, I havnt done anything bad, for a change, haha. I have been offered a few hours a week working in the quilt shop that I have my classes in.
I think I got too much info on the first day and had a bit of a melt down. I will learn it all. I promise!
Very cold here on the first official day of winter. It was only 1.5 degrees going into gym this morning. I think I should get credit just for getting outta bed and turning up.
Off to the oncologist today for a update on Leanne and how she thinks chemo is going. With the fact that she has had a reaction, she may decided to change the drugs used.
Stay warm everyone, and for those in the rest of the world sounds like you need to stay dry.
The weather is going a bit crazy lately.
see ya

Storm Clouds

I took these photos just a few minutes before a rain storm complete with hail hit. Its looking south and the wild had picked up.
I love the colour of the sky just before a storm. Over my head and to the north there was blue sky peeking out of the clouds, so the change in light was quiet dramatic.
Looks great doesnt it!
see ya

Very Very Cold

The weather has turned bitterly cold here. Its wet and windy and and icy wind is coming from the south pole and right into our bones.
So the fire is going strong and I have the slow cooker going so that tonight when hubby gets home he will have a hearty, hot stew to warm him up.
Im off to quilting class this morning and then the plan is to get home and get under one of my quilts watch a DVD and continue my knitting.
I really love Winter!
see ya

Climate Change

The weather here has been nice and sunny and warm for the past few weeks. Very spring like, and the apple trees are blooming.
Sounds wonderful doesnt it! But then you remember that I live in Melbourne, Australia and it ment to be autumn now. Only a few weeks ago we harvested apples from these same trees.
Now I know that I am just a silly housewife and mother and what would I know, so could those learnered scientists who tell us that climate change is a fallacy please explaine this to me.
Im just saying.
see ya

Another quake

Watching live pictures of Japans Earthquake and Tsunami.
Just terrible.
Now a Tsunami warning has been issued for the pacific region. Including Australia and New Zealand.
Lets pray they are wrong.

The wheel begins to turn

This morning while driving to gym I saw a strange mist floating over the paddocks. I checked the outside temp and it was 11 deg cel. ( 51.8 deg f)
I felt a strange sensation and realised it was cold. The air was crisp and there was a definate feel of Autumn in the air.
And boy am I glad!
see ya

Home safe

Baby girl, dear hubby and the new baby are home safe and sound. Tomorrow, if we dont get too much rain, I will get some shots of the new little car and tell you what its name is.
Wonderson has gone to Bendigo to visit with a mate for a few days, so I am still a worry mum as Bendigo is on flood alert.
closer to home, Koo Wee Rup, where my kids went to school and where I have my quilting classes is being evacuated. The hospital has has 50 people moved and residents are being advised to leave the town.
Looks like this is going to get worse before it gets better.
Will keep you all informed.
when will this wild weather end, stay safe everyone.
see ya

Tropical Cyclone Yashi

Our thoughts are with the people of north Queensland. I pray you are all ok. If you do not feel safe in your homes get out and move south.
Otherwise, bunker down and stay safe.

Weather forcast

Todays weather is expected to reach 38 deg cel, thats 100 deg far.
Not good!
Stay cool everyone south of Sydney, and for those in far north Queensland stay safe!
see ya

A white Christmas

To day on Victorias Mt Hotham there is snow!  It might not sound like a big deal but Mt Hotham is only 1,861 metres or 6,105 feet about sea level, not huge by mountain standards. But the most amazing detail of all this is that we are supposed to be in the middle of SUMMER!!!!!!
The summer solstice is only days away and we have snow on our mountains. Add to that, there are years in the middle of winter that Mt Hotham has no snow and the operators have to use snow making machines for the ski season.
How bizare!!
It is cold and wet and misrable here at the moment and I can only hope the weather picks up for christmas day and boxing day.
How many of us plan to have outside BBQ's and family picnics, its just wrong. I got up at 5.30 this morning and left the house a little before 6.00 to get to gym and I felt that I must of slept in till june it was so cold.
Hello universe we have had enough rain now, please let the sun shine on us again.
see ya

Flash Flood

 the water level at my front door

 right up to the door level, any more and it would come in the sliding door

the proble was the roads flooded and it was like a river coming down our drive way.  No matter how fast I moved the water with the big quigie it just kept coming. As soon as hubby got home he got a neighbours machine and built up a barrier and stopped the water coming in off the road. We were then able to sweep the water away. Thank goodness. Now my arms are aching and I am a very tired girl. But hey I kept the water from getting in, so yeah me!!