Windstorm!

What about that wind storm?? I haven't seen any trees down, but I don't know why not. The trees along the creek over in the reserve were amazing, they sounded likes waves on the ocean! Totally awesome. The silky oak over the back from here looked as if it was going to snap off, it was bent so hard. Certainly cleaned the air though, the air smelled really clear very quickly. And today it so cold - then I found out it snowed at Orange today. And the wind was coming from that direction. The electric blanket goes on tonight!

Great nieces and nephews!

I had family down from the country for a few days. Lots of fun, but the ground was wet the whole time so we didn't get outside very much. I usually take the little ones out for a walk through the reserve. There's always something new to see over there. Not this time. We went to the movies instead, watched Nims Island and Spiderwick. The kids loved them both. And they were dry!

Rainbows and thunder

(this was suppose to be on the 13th April - I lost the post)

There was a huge full arc rainbow this afternoon! One end of it was doubled. Makes up for the huge storm and thunder that shook the roof of the house and made me turn everything off for the duration.

The problem with this time of year is that the grass never dries. It's just not hot enough. It is a very green world right now.

Don't you love this area? We cleaned out a kitchen cupboard and found redbacks in a box at the back. Watch out for those dark corners. The good news is that after years of thinking redbacks kill people I found out a while back that it's highly unlikely that would happen. The main problem with the bloody things is the extreme pain and how it doesn't go away. It's debilitating and persistent and it's hard to function which is why they have an anti-venom. Good basic info here: http://www.australianprescriber.com/magazine/29/6/156/8/

Frost

We had our first frost yesterday! I wrote yesterdays post when I first got up and then didn't see the frost until later. I lost that debate with my daughter, she said it was going to be this week but I kept saying it wasn't cold enough. It was over in the reserve, hasn't crossed the road yet. She noticed of course, was very pleased that she'd won. I still haven't gone outside so I don't know if there's frost this morning, but it's cold enough so there probably is.

Cold wind

Gee this place is a bit nasty at this time of the morning. I'm reduced to padded slippers and a shawl around my shoulders! I wonder if it's going to be windy today? That wind was enough to make a person feel a bit wild! To be this cold and windy will make me pull out the beannies, and no one wasn't that!!! Actually the beannie itself isn't too bad, it's when a take it off my head........

Still a hot coffee in the fingers solves most.