The burst and the blast

Our learned PM recently blamed the evils of renewable energy for destroying the transmission of electricity in South Australia. To everyone else the unprecendented hurricane which took out transmission towers looks to have been the cause.

We’ve had another blast of rain and wind today.

And so the government is planning to make sure a bunch of solar panels, a couple of wind turbines, the weather and God get a good going over at a Royal Commission once the parliamentary committee has finished having a chat with the Banks and given them all a little tap on the knuckles and told not be naughty ever ever again.

Elsewhere the sun and rain  – along with some soil juiciness – have generated so much growth that everywhere is green and lush.

The north facing slopes are ablaze with yellow cape weed- a tenacious plant which I’ve been able to pull out with gusto over the last couple of weekends.

In the old cemetery at Oakleigh a myriad of flowers have made a glorious ever changing carpet for over a month. Even the cape weed is a pretty companion here.

Up in Gisborne the red velvet daisies are just luscious  – this whole bank grown by my mum from one plant.

Who’d have thought the sun, wind and rain had that much power?Edit