It has bucketed down with rain since yesterday and hasn't stopped for a second. I think I need to borrow the houseboat in this picture.
I took this photo on Thursday at Tanilba Bay when we were out with our walking group. It was quite a chilly day and we walked from Tanilba Bay to Lemon Tree Passage where we had a fabulous lunch.
@gilbertwood Thanks Denise, it was pretty wild last night, but although it is bucketing down at the moment the wind has died down. Maybe another front is on its way. Hope it isn't as bad as last year, we lost power for 4 days.
Lovely capture, reflections and composition Babs, you may wish to reconsider wanting this house boat, I've notice its a convertible with a very iffy tarpaulin roof,
Definitely the calm before the storm, a very tranquil capture Babs. It has been so cold, windy, heavily overcast and light rain ... a beautiful Stanthorpe day :)
@thistle Thanks Joyce, it was a bit nippy. Only reached 16 degrees today too and pouring with rain and gale force winds. Only 6 days into winter too. Luckily here in Australia even in winter it isn't 'winter' every day if you know what I mean, we do have some gorgeous days.
@beachdog Too true Barb. Luckily the east coast low didn't hit us so bad this time. Not like last year when we lost power for four days. Hope you are okay.
@pusspup Thanks Wylie. I think the top of this houseboat is more or less a sun roof and the tarp is more for protection during the winter rather than damage to it. I guess after the winds we have had here the last couple of days the tarp will be long gone now. ha ha.
@pcoulson Thanks Peter. The tarp is more for protection I think because the houseboat has a sun roof. Although having said that, the east coast low (a sub tropical storm) that has hit the coast the last couple of days will put paid to the tarp for sure. I suspect it is long gone now.
@hermann Definitely Sal. Although this storm has caused less damage here this time around than it did last year. We have had 150 mm rain in the last 24 hours according to our rain gauge.
@365projectorgjenfurj Very different indeed to today. The wind has died down now though but it is still raining. We got off much lighter this time around. The last east coast low in April last year caused far more damage here and we lost power for 4 days. Hope you are okay. I gather it has gone right down the coast.
@tonygig@tracie8266@chimfa@lyndamcg@quietpurplehaze@happysnaps@bkbinthecity Thanks. Much more serene than it has been the last 2 days. An east coast low hit yesterday and today and the weather is wild. Only reached 16 degrees today and the temperature tonight is about 11 degrees C I gather. The wood burner fire is working really hard tonight.
Sorry to hear about the rain. Hope it isn't long term and you warm up soon. I like the lake (sea?) scene from Thursday - the contrast of the two boats and the way they are reflected on the water.
@happypat A lot of the houseboats in our area are of the ugly duckling variety, but they cost quite a lot of money to buy, so an expensive ugly duckling I would say.
The east coast low is moving down the coast now though and has just hit Tasmania.