You know you're about to have an Aussie Kebab Shop Experience when you ask for a felafel roll and the guy stares blankly for a beat and asks "That's, uh, the vegetable one yeah?"
Victorian city of Bendigo had 91.8mm in the 24 hours to 9am on Monday: its wettest day in records dating back to 1863.
There are now widespread #Flood warnings in Central and North East Victoria.
Warmer atmosphere = increased moisture carrying capacity = higher rainfall intensity = increased #floods = increased insurance premiums for all.
VicEmergency and BOM are preparing for 200mm+ of rain over Sunday and Monday in VIC.
It may be less, it may be more. They are caught between a rock and a flooding river if they don’t get the forecast perfect. Don't blame them if it’s wrong.
...ending 9 months of nomad life for me and 14 months for the family! the car is fully unpacked for the first time since Sept. 2022.
If you're around and want to climb rocks, bike, trail run, ski, canoe, talk mapping, open geostuff, open data, snow science, climate and home schooling- shout out :)
Looking forward to not thinking about "where are we next week" for a while...
*Pics are not Bendigo ;) a few from the last "year of randomness"
Aha I've scored a perfect seat facing forward at the front of my train from Bendigo to Melbourne, and it's the old-style (ie comfortable) seating. Nice day for a train journey.
Caledonia carnea, a terrestrial orchid native to south-eastern #Australia commonly known as Pink Fingers, have just started flowering near #Bendigo#Bloomscrolling