Bushfires near Tolmie

[Wood Borer]

We got 5mm

I bought the rain gauge when we first arrived and it's the first time it's got wet. A pity I hadn't bought when it snowed here the first week.

There is promise rain tomorrow and Christmas day.

I heard that a few hundred fire volunteers were being sent home to spend Christmas with their families - what a wonderful gift for them. They will be back shortly after Christmas though.

We are still safe, more than we can say about the people towards and in Gippsland, the poor devils have been threatened for weeks and they are at the stage of wanting it to either burn them them out or go out. We got off lightly as we were only under serious threat for about a week but the tension, smoke, lack of sleep, uncertainty and anxiety after a week does tend to wear you down a bit so I could only imagine what it would be like after a few weeks.

Knowing people yourselves care is very helpful and I thank you lot from the bottom of my heart for showing that care.

During the serious periods, it was good to be able to write down what was happening and to respond to questions and kind thoughts, it tended to put things in perspective.

[AlexS]

Glad all's well for you, happy Christmas Meg & Rob.

[Wood Borer]

Thanks Alex and the same to you and Christine.

Still blue skies with some clouds but the barometer is dropping.

[Iain]

It has just started to spit rain here, barometer falling and getting a bit cool.
BBQ for dinner (grilled chicken marinated with fresh rosemary, chilli, lemon rind and juice, garlic and olive oil) and I think it may be unpleasant for the chef .
Anyway, logging off until I get back on again, have a good one and I hope it stays cool for you with no fear of new outbreaks for the Christmas break.

[ozwinner]

Still blue skies with some clouds but the barometer is dropping.

Maybe if you had of nailed that nail in properly the barometer wouldnt be dropping..or is it the white ants?

Al

[ozwinner]

The wife and I went up to Robs and Megs today for a visit...

What a disaster everything was black and bunt to a crisp. :eek:

Nooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!


Rob still hasn't got the hang of that Byootifull BBQ that Santa brought him, but apart from that it was a wonderful day with wonderful company.

Took us all of 2 hours to get there.

Only kidding about the burnt food too....

We had the pleasure of meeting Rob and Megs daughter Laura and her better half Jarred ( hoop I got the speeling wright ).

Thanks Guys..

Al

[Grunt]

You shudda gone up before the fires, much better.

[echnidna]

Bit of rain and it'll green up very fast.

[ozwinner]

Bit of rain and it'll green up very fast.

What, the sausage?

Al

[Wood Borer]

It was good to catch with Al and Libby and try out the new BBQ.

Wonderful little Shortbread House made by Libby.

The Echidna label wine nicely washed down the BBQ, it was made from grapes and not road kill.

I am sure it will green up very nicely when we get some rain Bob.

[ozwinner]

Owwhhh yes almost forgot, we saw the actual Bower bird and its blue bits, what a strange bird, building the bower so close the the home? Strange..

Al

[Grunt]

Owwhhh yes almost forgot, we saw the actual Bower bird and its blue bits, what a strange bird, building the bower so close the the home? Strange..

Al

Shouldn't this get sent to the naughty room? I mean seeing the birds blue bits.:eek:

[ozwinner]

Some piccies of the day.

Al

[Cliff Rogers]

Geeze Al, you could've had a shave.

A head like yours would scare little children.

[ozwinner]

I had a shave 2 nights ago, gees, no pleasing you blokes.

On a more serious note..

On the way out from Rob and Meg's place there was a great cloud of smoke way off to the east, I mean BIG......so someone is copping it.

Al