Hot

I wonder what the temperature was predicted to be? On my front porch it was 45 deg C at 5.30pm. With my portable air con unit it was 33 deg C in the lounge room.

Belated summer

Summer came back for a short time today. It was quite cold last night, less than 10 deg C when I woke up but during the middle of the day when we went back to the car that was parked up at Penrith we actually had to put the air con on and wait for a while before we got in. Too hot! Too hot for the jacket and closed shoes I thought I was going to need.

Tregear has been very quiet as usual. Nothing more than the usual occasional speeding car with music up too loud. There was a couple of people passed each other on the footpath and stopped to talk for a few minutes outside my house. There's news reports of a drug bust. Quiet. I suppose whoever lived next door to the house that was busted might have felt it wasn't so quiet for a change....

Finally hot

After losing her way for a long time summer found us again! It's actually hot enough to put the air con on!

On the way home this evening there was a lot of black smoke just north of Tregear. I don't know what it was but it was so black I'd guess it was a burning car. I wonder if I'll figure out what it was and where it was?

Brain fatigue

You know what happens when you go back to work after having 5 weeks off? You end up with brain fatigue! I can't believe how tired my brain is! I haven't done this much thinking for 5 weeks! Done some of course, I have projects, I'm doing my family history and I've done work on that and because I had time I got stuck into the really complicated part, but I haven't had to do this much thinking for so many hours in a day for (yes, again) five weeks. I keep losing track of what I'm saying in conversations and having to backtrack, and my brain has turned all foggy! I think my brain has gone on strike actually. Had enough of all this. And I can't type, I've had to correct so much of this entry! I want to go on holidays again to recover from going back to work!

I'm told it got up to 38 deg C today but I didn't feel it - I was in the cbd in air con. It was cloudy and sprinkling by the time I got home.

The bit Tregear event was another helicopter flying low, slow and loud. I guess they're chasing someone again. The one problem with living across from the reserve is that all the ones running away from police head for the reserve because it's the only piece of scrub around here.

Hot and dirt bikes

For the first time in a week it's hot. It's 36 deg C on my front porch. I actually have the air con on. On the good side all the washing is done and dry and the whole suburb no longer smells mouldy!

Yesterday there were people playing with a dirt bike in the reserve - they were having a ball, screeching and squealing, but you'd have to wonder what would happen if the adult, who was carrying 2 children at the same time, hit a rock. Or a hole. Not like there aren't any over there. Could have ended up with people screeching and screaming instead...

Hot and quiet

This afternoon it's 38 deg C on the porch. And the sun wasn't even on the thermometer! With the aircon on inside it's about 27.

I think it's just too hot for anyone to be out and about!

The day after New Year

20 deg C out there this morning.

Missed a day again! Could be something to do with being tired after NYE noise. But it was NYE so it was to be expected. It is amazing though how many people can get hold of fireworks when they're not supposed to be available and even if you do manage to get them from somewhere else you aren't suppose to be able to get a licence to let them off. Oh well, I like fireworks and I didn't here any sirens so I suppose no one burnt down their house.

There was loud partying up the back, but not loud enough to keep me awake. I don't know how their more immediate neighbors felt about it. I actually went to sleep before midnight, woke again just before midnight and put the tele on to watch the fireworks. Pretty! And even the television coverage was ok. I think they're getting better at it. The coverage from above was too distant so maybe they need better cameras if they can't get in closer.

Understandably I didn't do much yesterday. I was sleepy. Went around to my daughters place to let her dogs out. We always keep our dogs in for NYE so they don't panic and Fiona was spending NYE with a friend up the coast. Went for a little drive. Came back and watched movies and read books. Did a miniscule amount of domestic activity. Went back to watching movies and reading books.

It certainly got hot enough yesterday. Didn't look at the thermometer at the days hottest and it looks like today is going to be the same. Summer found us! Thank goodness we're still having cool nights.