April 18-30 Monday - Saturday

Well over a week since I last posted!  It's been busy.
The weather has been pretty consistent of late.  It's true Autumn weather for us.  Each day has been sunny and just a tad under 20 degrees.  Lovely, comfortable weather!  No rain.

April 14-17, Thursday-Sunday

A bit of a multiple blog entry again.  It's been a busy few days preparing for our garage sale.
The weather has been cool and we've had the fire on pretty much all day.  Sunday crept up a little more - up to 20 degrees.  It was a pleasantly sunny day so perfect for being out in the shed sorting through old belongings.

April 13, Wednesday

Another cool day as expected.  There was a bit of drizzle as I drove around in Melbourne and had lunch with Diane.

April 12, Tuesday

It was a cool day but the rain in Melbourne had stopped.  There was flooding again last night with the trains grinding to a halt due to the tracks being under water.  At mum's house the carport filled with water spouting up from a drain.  They had to open the roller door to let the water out.  Amazing!

April 11, Monday

Cool again today but the sun was out a lot of the day.  It was quite pleasant standing in the sun but stepping into the shade there was a much cooler feel, plus a bit of a cool breeze.  A friend from Melbourne came up today with a little one in a stroller.  We walked into town which was lovely.  We got home just in time.  It had clouded over and there was a fine mist on our faces for the last 5 minutes walk home.

April 10, Sunday

Quite a cool day today and it looks like we'll have this for the rest of the week.  It was cold during the night and barely reached 17 degrees during the day.  It's lovely to have the wood fire burning.  It's so cosy.  I spent the day inside packing so enjoyed the warm house.

April 9, Saturday

It started off as a warm and sunny day but by lunchtime the wind had picked up and the temperature was dropping.  I was 20mins from home when the sky started darkening and I had washing out on the line!  Rushed home and got it in just in time.  Rain again, it's been a while.

April 5-8, Tuesday to Friday

Each day has been the same - warm and sunny with temperatures in the early 20's.  The perfect week for my first few days of unemployment. 

April 4, Monday

The last day of work today.  It was a cool day and when we went out for lunch I almost wished I had a jacket.  It was a sunny evening and I was glad to be home.  We still the had the wood fire burning though.

April 3, Sunday (week)

I've not been on the ball this week, with it being my last week of work and I was in Melbourne the entire week.  The week really dragged on.  I hardly saw any of the weather, getting to the office when it was still dark! 

So this post is a summary of the week as I remember it.  The temperatures have been what we'd expect of Autumn.  No rain, often sunny, but usually just reaching over 20 degrees if that.  It's weather I don't at all mind.

Today, Sunday, is an overcast day.  This morning we lit our wood fire for the first time this year.  Our neighbours had theirs on once that we saw last weekend but we've just used our backup heat source - a portable electric Nobo heater.  But this morning when it was so cool we thought we'd light the fire in the kitchen.  I'll be home in my own bed every night this week so we'll both enjoy having our sitting room cosy every night.  It's nice on a coolish weekend to have warmth right through the house.  We leave the kitchen door open and as we have a couple of stairs up the hallway the heat rises and heads through the house.  Lovely.

Mar 28, Monday

A pleasant Autumn day - sunny but not too warm.  Stuck in the office all day today so didn't get to see much of it! 

Mar 27, Sunday

A perfect Autumn day.  It wasn't all that much warmer than yesterday but it was lovely in the sun today.  We got out in the garden and enjoyed it.

Mar 26, Saturday

Our wedding anniversary today!  It was another cool day, barely reaching 18 degrees.  I really can't recall our wedding anniversary ever being so cool and overcast.  On our wedding day 17 years ago it reached 30 degrees.  We couldn't believe it could be so hot at the end of March.  But in the years in between it has often been that warm.  I recall many a time over the last 17 years that we'd say how surprising it was on our wedding day to be so warm but now it's the norm for March to be hot.  The last year has certainly been exceptional weather.

Mar 25, Friday

Very cool again today.  I wanted to light the fire tonight but Mick laughed at me!  He walked down the street and spoke to the neighbours tonight and said their fire was crackling merrily. 

We have a ridiculous number of spiders around this year.  The garden is full of enormous webs spun by creepy large spiders.  The house itself is literally covered in spider webs.  I'm tired of trying to keep them at bay.  Everyone is complaining about the same problem.  Such a nuisance.  Next time I see one of those huge perfect webs I should take a photo.

Mar 24, Thursday

Some rain in the night and a quite cool day.  The first day in quite some time that I've needed a long sleeve jumper/jacket.

Not a very good photo, but looking towards Melbourne city at night....

Mar 23, Wednesday

Overcast again today and it got much cooler later in the day.  And finally... some rain.

Mar 22, Tuesday

Come on... where's the rain?!  Another overcast day and another day that was warm and muggy.  I hate humidity.  I do grizzle about the intense heat of Summer but it sure is preferable to high humidity.  It wasn't all that bad today... but still.  Dancing class was hot and sweaty with the humid air. 

Mar 21, Monday

On the weekend the 4 day forecast predicted rain each day from Monday.  I didn't think to ask Mick if there was any rain at home (I'm in Melbourne) but we had no rain here!  It was overcast the entire day.  Not at all cold though, in fact warm and humid!  Strange weather.

Mar 20, Sunday

There was a bit of rain in the night.  I woke up to the smell of rain on the ground outside.  It was warm much earlier in the day today.  Just lovely.  We met up with some friends at Hepburn Springs and it was busy with people enjoying the sunshine in the park-like grounds.

Mar 19, Saturday

There is a pattern forming!  Late in the day the temperatures gets up to almost 25 degrees but earlier than that it's sunny and pleasant but not overly warm.  Went outside this evening to take a look at the "super moon".  It certainly did look bigger than usual.