AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes

AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
I love a sunburnt country / A land of sweeping plains / Of ragged mountain ranges / Of droughts and flooding rains / I love her far horizons / I love her jewel-sea / Her beauty and her terror / The wide brown land for me / ~ Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968)

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Sunday, February 8, 2009

Paradoxical Summers in Australia


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Just a week ago, I took this photo.
The waters on Dromana beach were moody and a little rough.
But today, after the hottest day on record in Victoria, (46.4 degrees centigrade) there are now up to 11 large fires out of control.
Meanwhile, by contrast, in the far north of Queensland, floods are creating havoc in 60% of the state.
Yet my little world on the Mornington Peninsula is bathing in refreshing rain and a few stray rolls of thunder. The image above could have been taken right now! So strange!
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Scenic Sunday #30
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Our south is burning
Paradoxical Nature
Their north is flooding
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Scenic Sunday

9 comments:

Linda said...

It is nice that it is normal there. We are still in 41oC heat, but I guess it can't last much longer.

Tammie Lee said...

lovely ocean scene. I wish you the best with those fires. Weather is so alive, we never know what will happen!

Unknown said...

You're lucky to be in your place where it does rain a bit. This is a lovely scene.

Anonymous said...

I love this shot.. the bridge is so awesome.

My Scenic Sunday entry for this week is now posted here. Happy weekends!

Jackie said...

Wow Gemma it sounds like you Aussies are experiencing much the same thing we are over here in America right now.

Even though it is winter, we are having blizzards and avalanches in some parts, floods in others, and where I live we are in a drought.

So all of that water in that beautiful ocean really looks good to me right now.

Great shot Gemma!

paisley said...

glad to know you are safe and sound....

Anonymous said...

WoW I'm so sorry all of that is going on there! I sure hope it all stops soon for everyone involved!

Linnea said...

That's a beautiful water view. I'd love to walk to the end of that pier. I hope all your wildfires get under control soon. We have a lot of fire danger here in California, too, but lately we've been getting some rain. All the best!

floreta said...

this is great. i love the beach.

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