It's here!

FROST

Normal winter

I keep waiting for the frost, thinking it's really late, maybe it's an unusually warm winter, but when I look back over the blog I realise this is pretty normal at least for the last couple of years. We get a frost or two early then lots of rain and cloud cover in May and early June, then the weather clears and the next frost, and the really cold weather, hits around mid June. It's on the way, it's really not late at all! So when? Later this week or early next week. Pretty much as soon as it dries up we'll get really cold.

Syd Water, Killard, and bloody cold.

This morning the temp was 0.2 deg C outside my window, and the frost is heavier than yesterday.

I finally got round to reading the sign that goes with the mess that is still happening around the west edge of Tregear. Sydney Water is doing a water recycling program. Interestingly - notice the bit where is says "Work will be carried out in your area for approximately 4-6 weeks, weather permitting." I guess the weather wasn't being 'permitting' coz they've been here since the first half of April. And maybe someone noticed my April posting, or maybe it was coincidence, but the company name has appeared on the fences with the Sydney Water sign - Killard Excavations Pty Ltd.

New toy

I have a new toy - a thermometer that has a sensor outside as well so I can see the temp inside and outside at the same time, and it also gives me minimum and maximum temps for the day as well. At the moment it's 11 deg C inside and 1.9 deg C outside. It was 9 inside when I first got up but the heater is slowly fixing that! I just got the dog outside and there's a light frost in the back yard and the reserve has a white overlay. It's been frosting whenever it hasn't been raining or too windy for a couple of weeks now so I guess winter has finally stabilised!

Where's winter?

We haven't had frost yet. It's all the cloud cover of course, but it's too strange to be this far into June and not have any frost when it usually hits in May and sometimes in April. I kept hearing people say that it was predicted to be a cold winter, but it isn't so. We are still mowing grass! At least if the frost hit the grass would stop growing! Bring it on!

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.....

Frosty!

It's cold now. Lots of frost. 2 deg C on my front porch and that's after the sun has come up. Frost not just in the reserve but in my front and back yard. The days are perfect, warm so long as you're in a sheltered spot. I have requested photos of frost from my friend, but that means the poor dear would have to get outside and get cold... we'll see if it happens.

All sympathy to the Tregear woman who got caught up in the accident at Springwood. Soft tissue injuries? Hope you're feeling much better. I bet that stuffed up your day.

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.