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28 Nov 2019

Blue skies & a mistake in my favour!

Yesterday was a beautiful day here! After several weeks of skies filled with red dust & smoke from the bushfires, we had a beautiful bright blue sky, the gale force winds of the night before dropped and the temperatures went down.

 It was so nice to go outside the house and not breathe dusty smoky air, and to finally open the windows. Everyone was enjoying being outside yesterday!

And it really does make you appreciate seeing the sky each day, something I've just taken for granted all my life.

Usually bushfire season in Australia is at its worst in January. This year it started in early November and its been very bad. The pollution levels have been very high which we've never had here before as we live in the country, and away from the main fire areas, but the wind is just blowing our way, along with the red dust from the drought affected areas. This morning the sky is tinged with red dust again, but no smoke thank goodness.

I had a very pleasant surprise when I checked my pay last night - and $800 extra payment! Apparently I have been underpaid on one of my work allowances for the last 3 years. So nice to have that extra this month while we're trying to reach our end of year goals! As it was extra it went straight off the mortgage.

"The sky is the daily bread of the eyes"
Ralph Waldo Emerson



4 comments:

Practical Parsimony said...

That sky a lovely blue. I would die in a dusty, smoky environment. I would welcome $800!

Out My window said...

We have a terrible fire season here also, but this year it was great only one bad fire!

Jan said...

isn't it beautiful! the smoke and dust is back today, so we're back inside with no windows open. Unfortunately I think this is going to continue for the next few months.

Jan said...

it seems to be much more unpredictable these days, the weather certainly is changing everywhere.