Wednesday 18 March 2015

...and the rains came!

After another sleepless night I was feeling a little 'ordinary' once again when I sat down to have breakfast while contemplating the amazing ability of a person's vocal chords to emit a variety of sounds during the night while the said owner of the vocal chords remains in a deep and blissful sleep and is quite unaware of the cacophony of noise disturbing the peace in the room. All of a sudden the sun disappeared as the sky turned threateningly dark and I wondered for a moment if I was going to be struck by a bolt of lightning. :-) It was quite eerie and as there had been fine weather forecast I went outside to check what had caused the sudden darkness and saw storm clouds ready to burst. So I quickly covered the guinea pigs and got back inside just as the rain started pelting down. I checked the forecast on the internet and it said there was a 40% chance of rain then checked the radar and there were storms everywhere in our region. Never trust a weather forecast. LOL!


I sat looking out the window at the falling rain which was badly needed and you could almost hear the plants saying 'Thank You!' in appreciation. I checked on them after it cleared and took a few photos. 




 


How refreshed they looked. I was thinking how the weather can deliver such joy as well as heartache. At the moment one of our neighbours,Vanuatu, is reeling from the impact of a Category 5 cyclone hitting the island nation, causing a number of deaths and creating havoc. Our Defence Force has been flying in personnel and material help as there is no power, communications have been cut, crops have been destroyed and most of the people have lost their homes. Please keep them in your prayers and also consider donating so that their basic needs are provided quickly before disease starts spreading. There are many organisations helping out including The Red Cross which is accepting donations.


 On the home front here in Australia, Cyclone Nathan has decided to revisit the northern part of our state of Queensland after intensifying for a few days out in the Coral Sea. It is expected to cross the North Queensland coast as a Category 4 cyclone on Friday morning. So all the Queenslanders up there will be holding their breath and praying that there is no major damage. It is cyclone season here in Queensland and are a part of life for those who choose to live on or near the coast although they can move inland and cause damage there as well.



On the Down to Earth forums we are in the middle of our first swap of the year and the theme was plants/lace. My swap partner made me this fabulous apron....


...and also included some photos of the gorgeous plants in her garden and a couple of postcards of where she lives. It was a lovely gift and much appreciated.

 

I sent an embellished Woolies bag, a hand towel holder and some calendula seeds. It has been very interesting seeing what everyone made for this swap and I think all members really enjoyed it. 

If you live in SE Queensland I hope you had rain today as it has been so very dry. My Northern Hemisphere readers must surely be seeing some sunshine by now. I do hope so anyway. If I could I would send you some of our sunshine. :-) 




19 comments:

  1. The embellished woollies bag looks like a triumph to me - love it!

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    1. It took a bit of tweaking but I finished it eventually, Phil. Had to procrastinate a bit first as usual :-)

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  2. Please send us some sunshine. As you know we have been getting buried in snow here still. Hubby is now out helping neighbors find their driveways too. What a mess it is still.
    Love seeing your flowers here and the apron. I think it may be time to make myself one of those. Might save on clothes.:)

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  3. Lovely bag and apron. Warrandyte is really beautiful. Enjoy the rain. If you have a verandah, grab a blanky and have a snooze listening to the rain.

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    1. Lynda, I have never been to Warrandyte as far as I can remember. We had a bit more rain overnight which was nice seeing as today and tomorrow the forecast is for 35C! So much for autumn weather.

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  4. lovely apron & cards & what a gorgeous idea for a plain woolies bag
    we could use some rain here thanx, the clouds come, the clouds go & not a drop
    thanx for sharing

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    1. Selina, we hadn't had any rain since a few days before Cyclone Marcia hit so it was nice to get a storm and some showers especially as it was so unexpected. I hope you get some soon.

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  5. Yeah, that storm kinda crept up from nowhere. Hit us at about 8.30 am and it did go incredibly dark! Our gardens and rainwater tank, were glad for the extra drink too.

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  6. Chris, it was quite eerie I thought. Suddenly everything went dark! I have never seen that happen before.

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    1. One minute the sun was shining, the next, darkness. Strange!

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    2. Chris it was very odd. Everyone is talking about how strange it was.

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  7. So glad someone is getting the rain. It's still hot and dry here in Hervey Bay. The last lot of rain we had was when Cyclone Marcia was off the coast. I am most grateful for our bore providing me with the water I need to nurse my garden through this heat. 34 degrees C on my veranda, so awful hot in the direct sun. Here's hoping TC Nathan has a change of heart and heads out to see. The people of North Queensland could really use a break.

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    1. Sorry you didn't get any rain, Jane. The storms just fired up on the Darling Downs apparently. It was totally unexpected but I am not complaining. It is just too hot now but only one more heatwave day to get through.

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  8. Glad you got some rain yesterday - after you, it must have fizzled out because not a drop was to be had on the Coast. Just hit 41 degrees here - I am absolutely melting - roll on Winter.

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    1. I was looking on the radar later on in the morning and it looked like the rain band was heading your way. I must have fizzled out just before it got to you unfortunately. 41 degrees! I am complaining about 35 degrees. LOL! This is hotter than our summer weather which was mild after a hot spring. I think the seasons are getting a bit confused these days. :-)

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  9. I would love some rain and that refreshing effect it has on the garden. Hopefully soon, things are soo dry.
    The apron and cards are lovely, what a good swap.
    I love the work you did on the shopping bag! Very inventive and bright.
    The weather forecast is pretty unreliable here. Mum says they would do better if they had a window and looked out of it now and then.
    Hope you get some peaceful sleep! xxx

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  10. Glad you got some rain and your flowers look like they enjoyed it. We have friends who are missionaries in Vanuatu and we heard yesterday that they are fine, we are praying for the whole area. Hope you get to autumn pretty soon, seems like you've earned it this year!

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  11. And after the rains, came the heat. We had 10mm from the pretend storm Wednesday morning. Your flowers look in good condition.

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    1. We got the same and another 4mm at night. Was just talking to my sister and she said a lot of older people were really scared by the sky just suddenly turning black. I have never seen anything like it before here.

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