The Spyders Web

Finally got some content up in the Photos section. Still have a lot more to add, and I also need to annotate the photos, but I’ll get around to that soon. Oh, and to the comment spammers – fuck off. It’s pointless. I won’t let your comments be published. Give it up.

The fires are still burning around the state, even 2 weeks after “Black Saturday”. Even yesterday we spotted a fire from our office up in the hills. Started off a small smoke column, then we watched it get bigger and bigger. Elvis, the water bomber went screaming overhead to fight it (first time I’ve seen [...]

How hot was it on Saturday? Normally koalas will run if you come near them, of if you get too close they’ll scratch and bite the crap out of you. After the fires on Saturday, this little bloke just couldn’t care less. So long as there was water on offer…

Yesterday. It was the definition of hell in Victoria. Melbourne hit 46.4degrees C. Hottest day in recorded history. And it felt every bit like it. The wind just sucked out any moisture you might have. I did some washing, hung it out on the line. By the time I had finished hanging it, the first [...]

Yeah, yeah, I know. I promised an update for the new car, and I never followed up.  So let me run through what has gone on (in no particular order). Weather – thank FUCK last week is over and done with. 3 days straight of astoundingly hot weather. 43 degrees, followed by 44 the next [...]