IT'S WET AND WINDY IN PERTH TODAY

Yes, it is very windy here today but we've had some wonderful rain which is so badly needed.  It's quite cold (15ºC = 59ºF) and I'm loving it.  I truly am a winter person and love to rug up to keep warm whereas during summer I never seem able to cool down enough.

We've had about 20mm of rain at our place and the forecast is for more rain and showers during the coming week. The garden is literally lapping it up although, unfortunately, so are the weeds.  Guess you have to accept the bad with the good.

Our farmers need rain so much and I am hoping that these fronts will reach inland parts.  The last we had in W.A. swept right across into South Australia so hopefully there is enough strength in this lot to do the same.

I am so fortunate that grey skies don't cause any depression with me.  I certainly do thrive in these weather conditions although at times my poor old joints tell me I'm a little barmy.  Strangely enough change in barometric pressure seems worse as it I believe it affects the fluid in the joints and that possibly causes more pain than the cold as long as you keep nice and warm.

River, there could be some more wild weather heading your way before too long but I hope, if it does, it is less troublesome than the last lot.

SUMMER GO AWAY....WHERE IS AUTUMN?

I have really had it up to here with this damned hot weather....41C today and this is 12C above the average....28C overnight which is the hottest Perth night for 76 years. No rain for over 3 months and not only are our gardens suffering but we are as well.

I have never been a fan of summer and much prefer winter but even those that tolerate hot weather rather well are feeling jaded too. There are clouds in the sky but no precipitation whatsoever. Even if a shower fell it would evaporate before it hit the ground.

We are promised 'possible' showers on the weekend and weather in the mid-twenties next week and I watch the forecasts with trepidation as they have promised us that recently only to have the temps be anything up to 10 degree more than forecast.

Please Hughie have pity on the people of Perth and other parts of Western Australia and cool us down, send us some rain.

I heard the other day that the long range forecast is for rain on 24th March...that is nearly 2 weeks away. Of course if it doesn't rain then I think the old belief is that it won't rain until about the second Sunday after Easter....OMG Easter is not till early April.

To make matters worse our ducted R/C airconditiong is still not fixed but I guess we must be thankful for the hold in the wall (vintage 1988) R/C aircon in the living room. I can't wait though till my kitchen (and the bedroom at night) are cool again. I want my life back!!!!