Australia - The land of sunshine! by onewing

Australia - The land of sunshine!

No sunshine today though! In fact no sunshine all week. We are getting waterlogged.

You don't see this on the adverts.

We were in Newcastle again today and the rain just got worse and worse. This was taken from the car as we were driving home. I need to add I wasn't driving.

The weather forecast says that it should stop by the middle of the week though. Can't wait.
yep..been like that in Sydney for days...
June 30th, 2013  
Deb
Whoooo!! That is a lot of rain. It has been absolutely beautiful down here for about 2 weeks now. No rain at all.
June 30th, 2013  
Heavens- not how we imagine Oz sitting here in the UK. We've got sunshine today! Oh- was that insensitive?! Thanks for sharing this.
June 30th, 2013  
Jo
We finally got sunshine and at 15C we were able to turn off the heating and open up the house. The washing almost dried. This is a great shot.
June 30th, 2013  
Wow that looks horrid to drive in!
June 30th, 2013  
Great shot Babs. The rugby boys will enjoy weather like that next weekend!
June 30th, 2013  
Looks grim there ... it's even better than that in England!
June 30th, 2013  
I have to say that does resemble our summer to date, but hallelujah this weekend has been beautiful, especially today 25 degrees - it FINALLY feels like summer. Have you got some indoor shots planned for the next few days.
June 30th, 2013  
Fantastic shot Babs, you've really captured the weather we've had in June, the wettest in 6 years.
July 1st, 2013  
@isunseasurf Don't you get fed up of it?
July 1st, 2013  
@gypsy6 I will email you some of the other photos I took yesterday. It got a lot worse than this!!
July 1st, 2013  
@angelar Not insensitive at all Angela. As you say you don't expect this in Oz. It is winter though and we are such a huge country we get the full range of weather from the stinking hot to the freezing cold across our land. The good thing here is that in NSW, even though it is winter, we do get lots of nice days too. Just not this week!
July 1st, 2013  
@joluise Jo are you serious!!! 15 degrees and turned off the heating!!! I'd still be wrapped up in my thermals ha ha.
July 1st, 2013  
@humphreyhippo It got worse than this at times. Luckily we don't get too many days like this, even in winter.
July 1st, 2013  
YUCKY.... we're having a wet summer here so far... hope for us both things get better
July 1st, 2013  
@derekvickers Same here. As we passed the footy stadium on our way home yesterday, people were turning up for the footy match. Ugh! It was the Broadmeadow Magic vs Charlestown City Blues and I think the match was postponed. Can't think why!!
July 1st, 2013  
We call that "liquid sunshine" in these parts!!! hahaha!
July 1st, 2013  
@christinehosey It was a bit grim yesterday and last week. It has poured all night, but the sun is shining at the moment. Better make the most of it.
July 1st, 2013  
@paulaw Good to hear that your summer has arrived. I have ideas for indoor shots all the time, but have managed to get out most days and not needed them yet. It has poured with rain all night too, but Shh! the sun is shining at the moment.
July 1st, 2013  
@winnedreamer I'll believe it Nic. Perhaps you could come round to our house and get a photo of David building the Ark!!!
July 1st, 2013  
@lafish Thanks Laurie. Sorry to hear you are having a wet summer. At least here in the southern hemisphere it is winter, I wouldn't be happy if this was the weather in our summer. The sun is shining at the moment though. Shh!
July 1st, 2013  
@eyesmile Good name for it. We have had a lot of liquid sunshine here this month. My husband is thinking of building an ark!!!
July 1st, 2013  
Lee
Just think tho, what would it be like without the rain? A desert! Well Captured Babs.
July 1st, 2013  
Maybe it will be better to wish for sunshine, could all drown before Dave builds the ark. lol
July 1st, 2013  
@gamelee Thanks Lee. I think there is somewhere in between though. Even the roo's are paddling at the moment here.
July 1st, 2013  
@winnedreamer Well spotted. Good point.
July 1st, 2013  
I keep going back to this shot, I just love it, so now I need to fav. it.
July 2nd, 2013  
that Is some Rain coming Down do not want to temp fate but as Christine's comment stated Its been nice here In England
July 2nd, 2013  
@winnedreamer Thanks for the fav Nic.
July 2nd, 2013  
@gerry Thanks Gerry. The rain has finally stopped here and the sun is shining again. The good thing about winter in Australia is that it isn't winter EVERY day.
July 2nd, 2013  
@onewing that sounds good to me I wish the uk would get the seasons like seasons should be today well at this right moment its overcast does not look good at all I am attending work later on today as I have a GP appointment but at midday no other appointments before that I have timed owed where I have left work at 5:30 uk time rather than my finish time of 5pm. and Its not often touch wood i have to attend to my Doctors.
July 2nd, 2013  
I am so jealous. We are going through a very cold spell but no rain. Going to have to buy water if we don't get some soon.
July 2nd, 2013  
@gerry hope all goes well at the doctors.
July 2nd, 2013  
@dekky740 I think you live in Victoria is that right? We have noticed over the last few years how dry Victoria is. Our daughter @gypsy6 lives down there. Hope you get some rain soon. You can have ours!!!
July 2nd, 2013  
i like this shot Babs. Nice composition!
July 3rd, 2013  
@marie65 Thanks Marie. Glad the rain has gone now though.
July 4th, 2013  
June was Sydney's wettest moth for 6 years! Fab capture Babs, this certainly isn't in the ads!
July 6th, 2013  
@elaine55 I was beginning to get webbed feet! I probably need to add that David was driving when I took this photo, not me!!!
July 6th, 2013  
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