smoke not rain .....

I have been reading and viewing blogs from northern friends and throughly enjoying photos of snow and frost.  I realise that for you in the north, our summers over Christmas and the New Year seem odd in light of your experience.  This is our time for beach holidays.  We spent time holidaying at Noosa just before Christmas ..... mostly kayaking or boating over to the north shore to escape the summer crowds.  Bright blue days were hidden by smoke.  This has been the story of our summer thus far.  Bush fires everywhere, some in other parts of the country causing huge problems and loss of life and property.  Around us, it has just been an ongoing nuisance.  Small fires, back burning, horrid air.  We are all desperate for our summer rain.

my kayak - smoke filled sky

Tim fishing

fire sky

fire sky - still no rain

and these ...

I see drawings

Nature just does this so well

Hope I can too

drawing - my plan for 2013