So says the Guardian. And there’s no moaning and groaning from all the UK citizens on this blog! Are you all just enjoying days off and playing in the snow? What’s happening? It’s hard to believe it continues to be fun, unless you are under 16.
Do we have readers in Victoria? The google map of the bush fires in Australia is frightening. Are the fires affecting readers?
we’re just getting rain at this point in london. my son’s snowman’s head finally tumbled off yesterday afternoon :(. the snow was loads of fun while it lasted, tho. i don’t know about anyone else, but i thoroughly enjoyed the snow.
Hi lp, seconded!
though the sad sight of slowly melting snowmen is really getting to me now.
alas – insufficient hills where I am for decent sledging!
stoat,
there might not be enough hills for sledging, but I see what you’ve been up to instead: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7875271.stm
;)
damn you beat me! i *just* sent that link in to the blog!
I alternate between being frustrated that I can’t get any work done because I can’t take Jender-Son to nursery and being rather pleased about having to spend the day playing in the snow. Though now the excitement is taking its toll and Jender-Son is spectacularly cranky, which makes it much less fun.
Must check up on Stoat’s activities…
great stoaty action! yup, sure do love the snow – been skittering around in it all week.
‘beserk’? ‘gleeful’!
bright stoat flipping out
poor jender with cranky son
haiku falls like snow
beautiful :)
Was in Victoria only 6 weeks ago or thereabouts. Gutted at the death and destruction there.
Thanks, nfah. Any news from there has got to be pretty bad, I suppose.
And thanks, stoat. It could certainly be improved on or surpassed! That’s an invitation…
I’m in Sydney, but have friends who live in rural Victoria. The death count at present is 173. Here’s an excellent opinion piece on the fires by an Australian feminist philosopher:
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/fires-the-deadly-inevitability-of-climate-change-20090209-8289.html
I am in Victoria. There have been fires about 40km from where I live but we are quite safe.
I am going to be doing some counselling with those affected by the fires this week via the Gippsland Fire Relief fund.
So far there are 170 + dead, 750 + homes gone, at least 2 town wiped off the map, over 30 fires still burning, 330000 hectares of land burned and more extreme weather conditions coming in a few days…
It is horrible.
I heard a news report of a 60 mile wall of fire travelling at 50 mph. It sounds just devastating and very frightening.
hope you stay safe bri.
Thanks so much, Bri and Jo, for letting us know, sad and awful though it is.
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