Marguerite
Active Member
G'day folks.
Today was slightly cooler. difficult child 3 seems to have the bug that husband had (that I hope I don't get). Tomorrow is a busy day for us but I'll have tostay home with difficult child 3 is he's still sick. We're supposed to be heading to Wollongong for the last trains public day for the year, I've been asked to help out in the ticket box. They really need help on busy days like we're expecting. Oh well...
I did leave difficult child 3 at home on his own for about half an hour while I went to the beach. I used my mobility scooter because I was on my own, it makes it easier for me if I don't have to alk too far and on a hot summery day in our village, the tourisgts are in. But the beach wasn't too busy, it was lovely. A cooler breeze, the sea was gentle, I paddled a bit but it was still a bit too cold for me to get in any deeper. There were some small children playing on the edge, I warned te parents about the rip we usually have there but today was safer.
I collected some shells, lay in the sun for a while (Vitamin D again, doctor's orders) then headed home. It was the middle of the day so I still have to be careful to not get burnt, it would be worse than midsummer midday in the northern hemisphere because the ozone hole is a problem for us.
But no problem, no trace of a burn. husband said I've got a bit of tan line on my back so I seem to be judging the sun exposure about right.
It's late afternoon/early evening here, my favourite gardening program is about to start on TV. difficult child 3 is watching Simpsons in our room while I hog the computer.
Tomorrow - very hot, it could break records (again). Storms forecast in the afternoon/evening. These storms are a common event in Sydney (in NSW) after a hot day - they tend to develop over the Great Dividing Range and come either from the west or blow up the east coast. These latter ones are called the "southerly buster" and can be spectacular. Also very short. You can see the ground steaming as the rain hits it, people often stay out in the rain (unless the lightning is close). But afterwards, if it hasn't cooled things down much, the humidity makes things even more unpleasant. Usually though, things are cooled briefly and it is more pleasant for a little while. When I was a kid you could almost set your watch by these summer storms, they would hit just as I was walking home from school after a muggy, sweaty, searing day.
When I was a uni student my favourite place to be during one of these stomrs was at the rocks on the northern end of Bondi Beach. There were a couple of places there where a rock slab had fallen to provide a rough shelter, where you could watch the storm and stay dry (mostly). Unless the seas were also running high, then the waves would reach you. It could be dangerous, but that was half the fun.
Down at our little beach (not the one in the filmed interview, but the wilder one I went to today) the waves can get very wild with a storm driving it. There's nowhere there to shelter.
difficult child 3 says the wild lorikeets are in to be fed. Time to go.
Enjoy your Saturday, everyone.
Marg
Today was slightly cooler. difficult child 3 seems to have the bug that husband had (that I hope I don't get). Tomorrow is a busy day for us but I'll have tostay home with difficult child 3 is he's still sick. We're supposed to be heading to Wollongong for the last trains public day for the year, I've been asked to help out in the ticket box. They really need help on busy days like we're expecting. Oh well...
I did leave difficult child 3 at home on his own for about half an hour while I went to the beach. I used my mobility scooter because I was on my own, it makes it easier for me if I don't have to alk too far and on a hot summery day in our village, the tourisgts are in. But the beach wasn't too busy, it was lovely. A cooler breeze, the sea was gentle, I paddled a bit but it was still a bit too cold for me to get in any deeper. There were some small children playing on the edge, I warned te parents about the rip we usually have there but today was safer.
I collected some shells, lay in the sun for a while (Vitamin D again, doctor's orders) then headed home. It was the middle of the day so I still have to be careful to not get burnt, it would be worse than midsummer midday in the northern hemisphere because the ozone hole is a problem for us.
But no problem, no trace of a burn. husband said I've got a bit of tan line on my back so I seem to be judging the sun exposure about right.
It's late afternoon/early evening here, my favourite gardening program is about to start on TV. difficult child 3 is watching Simpsons in our room while I hog the computer.
Tomorrow - very hot, it could break records (again). Storms forecast in the afternoon/evening. These storms are a common event in Sydney (in NSW) after a hot day - they tend to develop over the Great Dividing Range and come either from the west or blow up the east coast. These latter ones are called the "southerly buster" and can be spectacular. Also very short. You can see the ground steaming as the rain hits it, people often stay out in the rain (unless the lightning is close). But afterwards, if it hasn't cooled things down much, the humidity makes things even more unpleasant. Usually though, things are cooled briefly and it is more pleasant for a little while. When I was a kid you could almost set your watch by these summer storms, they would hit just as I was walking home from school after a muggy, sweaty, searing day.
When I was a uni student my favourite place to be during one of these stomrs was at the rocks on the northern end of Bondi Beach. There were a couple of places there where a rock slab had fallen to provide a rough shelter, where you could watch the storm and stay dry (mostly). Unless the seas were also running high, then the waves would reach you. It could be dangerous, but that was half the fun.
Down at our little beach (not the one in the filmed interview, but the wilder one I went to today) the waves can get very wild with a storm driving it. There's nowhere there to shelter.
difficult child 3 says the wild lorikeets are in to be fed. Time to go.
Enjoy your Saturday, everyone.
Marg
