Nature Notes ~ A Lucky Break

Everyone needs a holiday sometime, we took ours on Tuesday,

a whole 26 hours worth! I craved the ocean so we stayed in

Goolwa, at the end of the Murray river and just a spit from the

sea.

Coming home the next day, the skies darkened and I just got

under cover from opening and shutting the gate to keep the

sheep from our garden, when the light diminished and the

storm broke. Our first day of summer and a most unseasonal

thunderstorm with high humidity although it was coming from

the cold southern ocean that usually sends us blasts from

Antarctica.

All our gutters overflowed along their whole length, splashing

down on the flowerbed and forming muddy puddles on the path

that is supposed to keep our feet dry. 30.7mm in less than an

hour!

Drenched geranium overhanging the Mediterranean sea on

the path.

Greens sprang into life as plants soaked up the bounty and

nourishment descending from heaven above.

An added bonus of a little piece of a double rainbow as the

sun dared to show its face again.

Do click on the Logo at right and tell us of the changes in

your own surroundings.

Thanks to Michelle of Rambling Woods, we can all join in.

SkyWatch ~ Upside Down

In our crazy topsy-turvy world Down Under you have to look
down to see the sky.
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A slightly different angle and the sky lights up like a Christmas

tree. Both shots are from Porapunka on the Ovens river in the

Victorian alps. One of our favourite holiday destiation.

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As always, click to enlarge for full enjoyment.

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The Logo lets you fly the skies and visit all participants of this

marvellous meme of SkyWatch Friday.