I adore taking photos of sunrises and sunsets, and I have been lucky enough to witness some amazing ones during my life. The beauty of them always catch me unprepared…seemingly without any warning, the sky suddenly looks like Mother Nature has lit a match and set the clouds alight. And I don’t think anything can […]
Summer in Australia is an experience…it seems almost nowhere is immune when a heatwave hits! The last few days have been a reminder of just how hot it can get, even in the southern states….and last night turned out to be the hottest December night on record!! The only way I can describe it is […]
It’s hot…damn hot! When I start drafting this post, it was 42C outside….in the shade…for those in Fahrenheit, that is 106.7! I love the heat…I feel better when it’s hot…always have….but with this type of extreme heat, accompanied by strong winds and lightning strikes, a day like today can quickly turn very scary and dangerous. […]
I love storms…especially one that puts on a good light show. And I shall also emphasise straight away that I always hope that no-one is injured or worse during a wild weather event…I am well aware of the dangers that storms create. But I can’t deny that I feel so alive when the thunder is […]
I am totally weather-mad…the BOM weather radar is probably my most visited website! So I am always interested in any gadgets to do with weather…and this nifty little gadget caught my eye when we were out doing our Christmas shopping last month! And of course, I had to get one… It is the smallest weather […]
Australia can be a wild environment…both on the coast and in the bush…and now Summer is here, our surroundings can quickly turn deadly. Improved technology has meant that we can now have important information, such as warnings, updated in real time at our fingertips! So for this week’s My Friday Five, I have select some […]
Last night, I woke to find what seemed to be the world coming to an end…and I loved it! After months…well, to be honest it is more like a couple of years….of waiting for a good storm, Melbourne finally got a real doozy! I almost missed it…I was woken by one of our dogs yelling […]
If you have been in Melbourne the last few days, you may have a noticed the signs that Spring is just around the corner! The days are getting lighter earlier….and darker later! The temperature is getting a little higher….the car said it was 21C when we were out and about today….and the sun definitely has […]