Soul Arts

Broiling.. very slowly in a heatweave

Don't get me wrong here.. I love the warm weather...   the daylight saving, blue skies, bright sunshine, sitting outside after dinner under a starry sky with the temp still pleasant.... but Day 6 of temps 35 and above does not come under this category.

Don't be fooled either by the maximum temp the weather bureau list... they take it in the shade, away from concrete... and we are surround by concrete with houses in the sun.  In my backyard right now the air temp is 34C (93.2F) and its just gone 6pm EDST.  According to the weatherman in their lovely shady, concrete free ivory tower its 27.6C.  Bah humbug!  

To be fair, I would not be so 'put out' (hubby refers to it as grumpy) if the house airconditioner WAS WORKING. It worked up until 6pm yesterday when he FIXED IT.  It WAS blowing out lovely refrigerated air and house was very pleasant.  The little outlet pipe where the water comes out wasn't dripping water though so to "unblock" it (and NO he is not an aircon technician) he put a screwdriver down the hole to clear the buildup of 'dust and dirt'.  

What followed was a very impressive loud whooshing of refrigerated coolant as the gas spewed forth for several LONG minutes from the hole he had put in it!  No more gas.  No more cold air.  Sigh... someone remind me why I love him... quick... 

Feathered Friends

Have mama bird sitting on the nest now... everytime I went in and out my studio door she would take off and sit on the roof till it was quiet again...

The last couple of days she seems to be getting used to it and stays there longer.. managed to get a few shots of her today.. admittedly from about ten feet away with the zoom lens lol

Not terrribly exciting that its just a pigeon, but nice to have the nest there anyway... once she vacates it this year I plan to collect it.... sure I can find some use for a single owner nest LOL

Spring Has Sprung

Very soggily I may add, we are now 28 days into spring and have had a freezing cold week of heavy rain, strong winds and hail.  Our coldest AFL Grand Final ever.. normally playing in lovley sunshine by now, it was bitterly cold (not that this matters much in the scheme of football to me, cant stand the game!).

But in the midst of all this a pair of birds have been building a nest in the old Fuschia tree outside my studio door... this morning I noticed two white eggs in there.. how cool!  I can see the tree from my studio window, so am keeping my fingers crossed the I will be able to get some pics of the chicks when they hatch.... 

Victorian Bushfires

The whole state seems to be in shock over the appalling loss of life and property with the bushfires this weekend... no amount of preparation helped those in its path as it was a firestorm the like of which we havent seen before.. every time I turn on the TV the count has gone up... starting from 14 when I first heard they predicted it woudl go over fifty.. no I thought... just the media talking it up... no... it now stands at 131 dead... a figure I find hard to comprehend... thousands are homeless with over 750 homes destroyed... it just beggars belief

Summer in the City

Can't believe its been three weeks since I posted a message here.. there goes one of my New Year resolutions (Post at least every ten days) .. .that good intention didnt last long LOL.. will blame going back to work .. .the heat... the heat.. .oh the heat. 

Records are tumbling like dominoes in a wind tunnel.... we had the hottest January night for 100 years.. then the hottest January night EVER, (28C8/82F) it managed to get that cool at 3am....new record set there...  now we have three days in  a row of 43C/109.5F plus.... today being the third day.. another new record .. we have never had 43C+ for three days before, and I dont say + lightly LOL.. yesterday was 46C/114.8F was still 30C at midnight last night... aggghhh... beaches are crowded even at night as everyone flocks down there to escape their hot homes....

Normally as Melbourne is by the bay we get a lovely cool breeze in the evening - but this heatwave is one for the record books.. .has never been this hot before and the evening breeze has vanished .. and yes, I blame climate change....

Too hot to art.. paint literally dries on the brush LOL.. glue stick is so soft is unusable at the moment... and studio is as hot as Hades (not that I have been there to do a comparison but if Hades is hotter I better start being a good girl!) Lots of puter time... sit still, dont move.. keep the A/C going and keep the desk fan pointed right at me! :-)

We are drawing the winner of the Envelope Maker over at 2Cre8Art tomorrow with the February project going up on Feb1st... those taking part have done some wonderful art....have made a slide show of the participants art and you can check it out Here!