Three weeks into the New Year and so much has happened.
After relentless weeks of fires and the heartache/distruction they caused we have had several days of decent rainfall as a welcome reprieve.
There have been reports of blinding dust storms in the central west and yesterday a massive hail storm in our national capital.
I have been listening to the local ABC coverage to keep up with what was happening so close to home. Indirectly we have all been affected by these events. The news reflects the global reaction to these catastrophic fires, highlighting the effects of climate change. There have even been pictures from space showing the dense smoke blanket from the fires.
After a 2 year hiatus I volunteered for the Illawarra Folk Festival, this time I was on Traffic. Nothing like broadening one’s horizon. I saw lots of familiar faces in the crowd over the four days. It was hard to know if they were faces from the past or recent people who had come through the entrance gate. Thursday was the bad weather day with 70 mm of rain, mainly overnight, which created boggy areas and puddles.
Van continues her laser treatments and physio. It took some doing but I managed to get the necessary items for her exercises. Never thought I would be doing this!
Not long before school commences for 2020. We have one starting high school this year, how time flies.
I can now start organizing for my Tassie Trip.
Joans jottings 