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    January 26

    Victorian bushfires (demo of embedding a video)

    Windows Live Spaces has had an update so we can embed videos in a post.
     
    So here's a YouTube video of the Victorian bushfires taken in December. The fires are still going but have quietened down due to a bit of rain.
     
    Over a million hectares have burnt and on the eastern side fires are uncontrolled. Fortunately we haven't had really hot weather with strong northerlies. About 8 inches (200 mm) of rain are needed to make sure the fires are put out.
     
      
    January 20

    Rain - promised, hoped for, what we've got

    While the townies (ie., those living in Rushworth) have enjoyed some good falls (i.e., the rain can be measured in millimetres, not drips or drops), out here we've been missed and bypassed in comparison.

    Yesterday afternoon, however, we got the edge of a rain event (the new lingo from the weather people) that passed to the northeast. It was probably just as well we only felt the edge - there was a lot of huff and puff (strong, gusty winds).

    This morning the radar is/was looking very favourable but we're yet to experience what it's promising (light to moderate rain falls). Here's the radar from a few minutes ago (The Waranga Basin is between Tatura and Bendigo but closer to Tatura).

    January 18

    Rain - it didn't here this morning but this evening it might

    There were about 4 buckets of rain this morning out here while in Rushworth, they had about 8 mm. What are we doing wrong out this part of the world?

    Anyway, here's what the radar is showing at the moment (it's moving our way) so we might get some tonight.

    January 01

    Happy New Year

    Here comes 2007.

    Best wishes for 2007 to one and all.

    What will be the biggest event for excitement in 2007? How about it rains for a complete day instead of just a few minutes... and once it starts for a day, steady rain for a few weeks to catch up.