Willow Vale, Tuesday 26th April

It's still raining, showers were forecast for today, but very heavy downpours and strong winds persisted through this afternoon. Rainwater tanks are all over flowing again and the ground remains squelchy.

Growth is rampant in the garden, though I am noticing a seasonal change in the weeds proliferating. Chick weed, dandelion and creeping vine are relishing the conditions of wet mixed with sunshine this Autumn. It kept cool today reaching about 22 degrees mid morning and then cooling. It's soggy, damp and dull, mixed with lush vibrant green.

Burrawang Tuesday 26 April

3:30pm. 14˚C.
After steady rain overnight it cleared briefly this morning and. and we had a few hours of sunshine before the overcast conditions returned. It has been overcast and showery since Friday and the wet weather is predicted to continue until Sunday. So the word for the weather is ..... damp.
In the last week the autumn colours have become more prevalent and the trees are shedding their leaves more rapidly.

These shots were taken late yesterday morning at Red Cow Farm and show the full blaze of autumn colour. The golds and reds are even more luminescent against the dull grey skies.

Burrawang Tuesday 19 April 2011 3:05pm

After a beautiful crisp clear day yesterday today has been mild and overcast. I took the three following photos at  8:30 am this morning and apart from some sunshine at midday it has remained largely overcast. Shadows are lengthening as the sun moves north.

The trees continue to colour and shed their leaves. 

I gathered the leaves below on a visit to Goulburn on the weekend. While they scanned red it was the intense cadmium orange of the leaves that was striking when viewed as a mass on the trees.

I think the rapid changes that mark autumn make it an exciting time for weather watching.

Weather Monday 18th April 2011

It's a day for gumboots and jumpers today. The air felt cool when I woke this morning, with light rain overnight it has stayed damp all day with heavy downpours at times. Jumpers on, though I am acclimatised to Brisbane weather, it's comfortably cool. No gardening today, but i did spot Blue-faced Honeyeaters feeding on the nectar of flowers on the Icecream Bean Tree and a Willy Wagtail doing a bit of a dance in the vegie garden and chirping his call. A rather squelchy walk to the letter box with ground saturated and getting muddy. The laundry looks like the proverbial 'chinese laundry' with drying racks and other hanging vantage points draped with wet washing. Windows are all closed up to keep out the gusting squally winds and at times horizontal rain. A good day for curling up with a book or making some warming soup.

Weather for Willow Vale QLD at 3pm, currently 21°C , cloudy with heavy rain. Wind: S at 21 km/h . Humidity: 84%

Monday - 22°C 20°C showers

Tuesday - 23°C 19°C showers

Wednesday - 26°C 19°C Clearing and sunny

Thursday - 26°C 18°C Sunny

Willow Vale Tuesday 12th April 2011

Early morning

Pink-lilac fungi I noticed while weeding. The continuing wet weather has provided perfect conditions.

Afternoon clouds move in.

Weather for Willow Vale QLD - Currently: 26°C °F Wind: W at 19 km/h Humidity: 36%

Tues: 26°C 17°C Sunny

Wed: 26°C 17°C Sunny

Thurs: 27°C 17°C Possible showers

Fri: 25°C 18°C Possible showers

I woke up to sunny, clear blue skies and warm air this morning, a perfect day to be out in the garden. It rained heavily last night and late yesterday afternoon, leaving the ground soft and damp, even squelchy in some areas. I donned my usual long sleeve shirt and earth stained hat before heading out to begin the mammoth task of taming weeds in the orchard. Outdoors was pleasantly warm with a slight breeze and none of the pressurized humidity of summer that makes gardening almost unbearable.

Pomegranates, bananas, lemons and limes, five-sided starfruit and passionfruit vines are fruiting now. The mulberry tree is just starting to lose it's leaves and grasshoppers are still prevalent throughout the garden.

Burrawang Tuesday 12 April 2011

I am very excited to be posting the first in the series of Tuesday weather reports. Nicola Moss and I have decided that, as part of our ongoing weather project, we will regularly post about the weather each Tuesday to record not only the progress of the seasons but also regional differences. This not only continues our practice of serial observation but may also provide some useful material to be explored when we meet to work together on the project at our residency at Montsalvat in October this year.

9:40 am.

Today is the coldest day this year. Even though it is only mid autumn there is a chill in the air. Strong westerly winds are blowing and there is a rapid passage of clouds across the sky.

The leaves from the deciduous trees in our garden are beginning to fall more quickly. In the studio I am wearing socks and a jumper and the heated dog bed is turned on.

 Leaves from the tulip tree and the deciduous pear tree.

 Image from my phone. It's not really that dark.

 Buddleia bush buffeted by the cold winds.