Katy, would loved to have had some of that rain down here in the Blue Mountains! Has been surprisingly humid here too, but the wind is blowing a bit too hard and everything is quite dry. Thunderstorms predicted this afternoon. With the NP right across the street, fire is always a worry . . . especially with so many teenagers (and others) lighting fires these days. I keep checking the 'Fires Near Me' site, but all seems quiet so far . . . (knocking on wood) . . . wind is whistling in the chimney as I write . . .
br, I really value my weekly chats with my only sibling, my 'baby brother,' now 16 hours time difference away. As part of his work (as an arborist, firewood supplier and snow plowing contractor) he's always looking after the 300+ acres behind his house. Two years ago he put a kind of trail in, so that he could reach the far back of the land. Otherwise, the forest there is impenetrable . . . Am attaching a picture of his Christmas tree expedition yesterday, with at least one of his grandchildren . . .
