Glimpses of natural splendor

We've had a heckuva lot of rain lately. I try not to complain because the water table sorely needs replenishing, but it does get tiresome when one has become so accustomed to the sun! The worst was a winter storm that came through with tremendous rain/hail showers and strong, gusty winds (up to 125 km/h again!). The wind just whistles through our house, where there is hardly any insulation and the doors all have gaps the size of Texas (okay, Rhode Island, but still...). All that whining I wasn't going to do aside, poor weather makes you appreciate fabulous weather all the more! Last Wednesday was a classic example of amazing weather, so beautiful you just wanted to live outside all day (or at least until the sun went down and you got too cold).

Take a look at the polka dot popcorn clouds...


the flame tree...


and our backyard fence resident kookaburras...


Beautiful!