Thread:Boo110/@comment-27294075-20160824053313/@comment-29088925-20160824112156

The pics are indeed Bootiful. You are fortunate to have such a haven. I have to head to a friend's or family's place for a rural retreat. Or I can sit in my gardens and imagine or jump in my car and drive for a few minutes to get to one of several national parks in the area. When I'm weeding, it sometimes feels like I'm in a more rural area. Last week I had to arm myself to attack a family of Scottish thistles that I had left unattended far too long. They had grown to over 5' (1.5 M -- I was raised using imperial measure and still can't picture heights in metric!). That's a weed that fights back but I did eventually triumph.

Isn't it now winter in Australia? If so, I take it that your winters are quite mild. I suspect that, like in Canada, Australia has different weather patterns depending on the location within your large country/continent. Where I am, the temperatures range from roughly -30s C in the winter to +30s C in the summer. Over the past couple of weeks we had a few days far too close to +40 humidex readings for my liking. If I wanted temps that hot, I'd move to a desert. Now we have a brief break from the heat and hints of lovely fall breezes and cool nights that will begin late next month or in October. The downside of fall this year is that the dry conditions have the experts predicting only about a week of the gorgeous colour that we normally get here for several weeks. We'll just have to make the most of it when it is here.

Enjoy your haven and thanks for the pods. I had just run out of power when charging friends and so, once again, your timing is Boofect!