We are expected to have 2 months of rainfall in the next day…up to 200 mm.

We have had so much rain these last few months that it’s crazy.

Most of Queensland is under water too.

Floods this year have devastated entire towns.

With the recent earthquake, it’s created a crack in our roof and the sheer volume of rain we have been having means that we have water seeping and dripping into the house and collected by buckets. We’ve put a tarpaulin up on the roof for a temporary solution and hope the bricks hold it down against the wind. That’ll do for now. 🤞

I’ve also noticed an increase in mosquitoes when I sit outside, moss is growing everywhere on tiles, walls, stones and fences and the mushrooms are growing in huge numbers across our front and back lawns. Weeds are everywhere! Everything is damp. Everything feels damp. Timber has bloated. Our doors need to be pushed close and their joins creak. Clothes on the line never get dry. Clothes smell musty.

Is this the new normal for summer weather?!

I hope not. It’s the worst summer I’ve ever experienced.