Relief at last - rain!

I don't know about the rest of Melbourne but I found the last 2 weeks trying. The heat was welcomed initially, then quickly became oppressive and continual. Thank goodness for the air-conditioning. At least we all have been able to sleep reasonably well.
Hopefully the electricity used by the air-conditioning  has been offset by our old solar hot water system, where we have turned off the electric booster for about 3 weeks. Showers have been piping hot all day. We shall see how we manage the next couple of days now that it is cooler.

And still no sign of my solar power-

AHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Today the dried off plants in my flower and vegie garden look much better. Our makeshift rain gauge shows 59mm of rain fell through the evening til 6:30am this morning. What a wonderful total. I haven't been down to the nearby wetlands to see how the creeks and pools are faring, but so far no flooding around me. The rainwater tanks are now overflowing - all 12,000 litres. They were down to half full on Friday and I was getting worried that we would not have enough for the summer. Our friends tell me their 200,000 litre tank was less than half full yesterday - I'll bet its nearly full today.
I must look at the weather forecast for the next month and see if the November record heat is forecast to return for December.
Perhaps I'll get time to read about the ETS soon - I haven't had the fortitude to do more than read part of the summary of the draft report. The Liberals antics have provided much more fun- even if it is the nature of black comedy!