On one day the thermometres in the backyard were indicating that it was around 40°. The sun was beating down and with pavers and concrete in the little backyard they seemed to further radiate the heat! And the wind was from the north west meaning a continuous sprinkle of leaves and twigs off next doors plants!
With the heat and humidity came the inevitable severe thunderstorms. We would receive the best part of an inch of rain (25mls) which only went to further compound the humidity problem. The water in the pool was over 30° for a couple of days in a row and a quick swim before going to bed was done in 29° water!
One day we just locked the doors and the windows and put the air conditioner on at around 9am. It was set quite high but with ceiling fans whirring away overhead the living area of the house remained comfortable.
But then late yesterday morning (Thursday) the southerly wind began to take effect and some rain came as well. Today is marvellous, no need for the fan even and a lovely cooler day outside. It is a pleasant 28° or so. Despite the extreme weather, we have still managed around 40mls of rain this week. 22 of those fell in about 30 minutes during one downfall!
I got a bike ride in most mornings, usually I was home well before 7:30am after doing my 12.5k's.
But there were always jobs to do despite the hot weather. The lawn was mown and yesterday morning was a huge Home Brew day despite the warmth. It was a day for bottling and the task was underway before 7am. I usually have to re arrange the bottles as well and found another 7 bottles of the 'crook' brew. These bottles were emptied, given a quick rinse then into the recycling bin. With the extreme hot weather another bottle had 'leaked' about half of its contents into the polystyrene box I store my beer in.
Then a form of moss began to grow over the base of all the bottles and made quite a mess of the box as well. The bottles needed cleaning off and the box needed a wash and scrub to clean it as well.
Then I bottled the brew and tidied up afterwards. Because I had tossed out the best part of a complete brew I then put another brew on straight away. All of this was done with the temperature well over 30° and the humidity heading towards 80%. When everything was finally done I was a lather of sweat and ready for a swim!
It has also been a Community Association meeting week with associated tasks. One of the Committee who looks after the newsletter is experiencing some problems. Rather than wait for him to get it finalized, I took it upon myself to re do several of the articles and change the front page all around! It is now done and off for printing!
On Wednesday all the Councillors from the Sunshine Council attended a meeting here in Bellvista. As the local Community Association we were given the opportunity to meet and greet them as well as give a quick overview of issues confronting the local community. This was too good an opportunity so as President off I went! Our local Councillor stepped in to thank me for the update. I hadn't quite finished what I wanted to say but ..... as I said it was too good an opportunity to pass up!
On Tuesday night 6 of us got out to a small Vietnamese restaurant which has recently opened locally. The food available there was not quite what we enjoy when in Melbourne but many of the flavours and and aromas were unmistakable. Though not the real genuine fare, it was extremely good for this part of the world. I would give it close to 8 out of 10 so we will do that again sometime soon!
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