Burnt Reserve

This is what happens when the local fire brigade decide to do a cleanup of what they consider a fire hazard. They burnt off the long dry grass in Tregear Reserve, in itself not a huge problem, except they never control it properly - all the trees in the long grass area ended up on fire too. I don't think the trees were a fire hazard. I'm not even sure the long grass is, especially as that is where all the new tree saplings are, but when our local pyromaniacs are in full swing they do burn the grass. Funny enough there hasn't been any pyromania in the reserve for ages. My cynical side says maybe there wasn't enough work for the local fireies and maybe they were missing their regular hit of flames....

Frost and private roads.

Of course the frost is back. What else would we expect? It's still August so the frost is back. The rain the last few days has been light and pleasant. But the frost is back.

Has anyone else noticed the road into Ropes Crossing from the roundabout on Forrester has two signs on it? The first is the name of the road, Ropes Crossing Bvd and the second is "Private Road". Private Road??? It was a private road before the suburb was made, it just lead into an industrial area. On the older street directory it's marked as an unnamed private road. It does make me wonder if they accidentally on purpose forget to remove the old sign when they put the road name sign up.... I might send an email to RTA. If I get down there with a camera with me I'll take a photo. I've been trying to remember to do that for days since it was pointed out to me.....

Festivals and elections

See the Google News? Tregear Festival is on August 30, usual place, corner of Aurora and Wilkes. I usually get up there for it, usually manage to find something interesting. The other news item is the Blacktown Council election on September 13. Not half as interesting as the festival. Except for the info that there is 62 people running for 15 spots!! That's going to make voting ... ummm ... "oh great" was the comment I heard. Not as bad as Penrith: 83 for 15 spots. Gee. The festival is going to be a lot more fun!

Even the weather is more fun than that. Still cold in the mornings and if there's a breeze it's too cool without a jacket during the day. Light frost when I took the dog out this morning. Very clean air tho, smells very good the last few days. Except for St Marys station - one of the industrial places across the road was pumping out burnt plastic smell today. It's not as bad as the rotten onion body odour smell, but it's probably more toxic.

Warm and light

The light is finally catching up with my wake up time. Yesterday it was lovely to notice that there was light when I woke up. And today is so perfectly warm. I just want to curl up and drowse. Not even sure I want to read a book, but of course I end up on the net. Talking about being outside in the sun....

bye

Mist

We have fog this morning. A light mist. Made the backyard rather surreal - warm(ish), wet and mysterious mist - instead of freezing, crunchy grass and dry air. Still didn't want to stay there after taking to dog out, skittered back in very quickly. Got my hot coffee now trying to wake up enough to iron my clothes for work.

Cleaned up by the neighbors

I finally asked enough people and found the right one - the people next door to the mess cleaned it up. They got sick of looking at it so they cleaned up after the council cleanup people. They put all the mess in the garbage bin and then put the bin out on garbage night. They rang the council about the rubbish pick up not being finished but council never sent anyone else out.

What else would we expect? No doubt no one from council will comment on this issue. I did email them but i guess responding to the concerns of the people in Tregear isn't their big thing.