Flood Warning For Bellinger River.

Tropical Cyclone Marcia will go down in record as being the furthermost south a tropical cyclone has made landfall.

Looking towards the Pacific Ocean in Urunga.

• Minor Flood Warning for the Bellinger River
  
  
  Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
  New South Wales MINOR FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BELLINGER RIVER
  
  Issued at 1:43 pm EDT on Saturday 21 February 2015
  Flood Warning Number: 2
  

  
  

  An average of 75 millimetres of rain has fallen during the past 36 hours to 1pm today [21/02/15].  However, the rain intensity has increased during the past 6 hours.

  Further rain is forecast for the remainder of today.

  This forecast rain is expected to cause minor flooding at Thora this evening [21/02/15].

  At this stage it is not possible to predict the flood peak because of uncertainty over how much more rain will fall.

  
  Predicted River Heights/Flows:
  Thora:
  - with forecast rain reach minor flood level (3 metres) around 11pm Saturday [21/02/15]
  Bellingen:
  - remains below minor flood level
  Urunga:
  - remains below minor flood level
  
  

  FloodSafe advice is available at www.ses.nsw.gov.au
  For emergency assistance call the SES on telephone number 132 500.
  For life threatening emergencies, call 000 immediately.
  Weather Forecast:
  For the latest weather forecast see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/
  Next Issue:
  The next warning will be issued by 5pm Saturday [21/02/15].

  
  Latest River Heights:
  Bellinger R at Thora 2.37m rising 01:24 PM SAT 21/02/15
  Never Never Ck at Gleniffer 1.26m rising 01:32 PM SAT 21/02/15
  Bellinger R at Bellingen Br 1.96m rising 01:33 PM SAT 21/02/15
  Kalang R at Kooroowi (Scotchman) 1.23m rising 01:37 PM SAT 21/02/15
  Kalang R at Newry Island 1.06m falling 01:38 PM SAT 21/02/15
  
  

  For latest rainfall and river level information see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/flood/
  

  Issued by: The Bureau of Meteorology, Supplied to the ABC by: Weatherzone

  For further information or additional warnings visit: http://www.bom.gov.au/

  More information on this warning

  
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The big wet sets in for a 3rd time in as many months

The rainfall in and around Bellingen averages 1517mm per year.

Bellinger River in Flood at Urunga

 The rain falls mainly in the summer and autumn in the form of showers and thunderstorms moving off the plateau to the west and south west. The heaviest rain however occurs when a low pressure area forms off the east coast or moves down from the north / northwest. This situation can bring periods of extremely heavy rain that can cause rapid flooding of the Bellinger Valley as water pours down the valleys from the mountains behind the town. Dorrigo, on the plateau behind Bellingen, holds the NSW record for the greatest fall in a 24 hour period - approximately 800mm.
As with most of Australia however Bellingen is a town of weather extremes and the difference between the maximum recorded in any month (up to 900mm+) and the lowest ever recorded for the same period (around 0mm for many months of the year) shows how variable the climate can be. In the wettest period daily rainfall has reached up to approx. 350mm - but at other times many weeks can pass without a drop being recorded.

 

Average Temperatures in Bellingen

The average temperature in Bellingen varies from approximately 30 degrees celcius in Summer to around 20 degrees in Winter. This is regarded by many as close to an ideal climate. Bellingen does suffer from some extremes however with several days each year registering over 40 degrees and several days of frost each each winter.  Summer days can get oppressive with the average dewpoint in January over 20 degrees celcius.

Images @ Melonpopzdropz Flickr

The Rain Rains On and now its Windy Hill!

The wind started and I am quite pleased the tree in the front yard has already fallen because it would not have stood up to this onslaught of weather here on the hill.

Lights on in the day time in Urunga today.

My friends at Glenugie are holding fast and trying to stay dry the best they can.  The drill rig is holding fast inside of the compound, like a yellow bird in a cage.  The longer this stays there the better as well.  Every single day it now stays put once again will cost it thousands of dollars in lost time and production.  In turn this effects the share price.  The share holders are going to get edgy in the end.  This is all we can do to try to save the planet from this type of mining madness.
Solar can hold a base load 24/7 now so we need to adopt this model as soon as possible in my life time would be bloody good.

Images @ Melonpopzdropz Flickr

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We invoke the sacrifices of our fallen heroes in the abstract, but we seldom take time to thank them individually.

~ Rahm Emanuel ~

Last night at approximately 1.30am this Eucalyptus Tree came crashing down in our front yard.  It woke me with the death groan it made falling,  I was awake before it hit the ground.
The result of the fall was a tree across the road on the crest of the hill.   I had no telephone connectivity, it had gone with the tree.  
I thought for a minute and weighed up the consequenses and rang 000 and told them on my mobile phone there was a tree across the road and someone needed to help me to avert a fatality.

Our Fallen Tree

The tree looked to me like a fallen warrior,  for the three years we lived here I could feel the pain of this tree, its branches all contorted and twisted.   I had wondered how old it was,  I wonder even more now.
Flooding has increased all over the North Coast area and many are experiencing the worst flooding in white recorded history.  
The weather is going to hang around for a little while and the worst of the wind is yet to come.

Images @ Melonpopzdropz Flickr

People who say sunshine brings happiness have obviously never danced in the rain.

It is Raining at last

The hibiscus in my garden wet from the rain

 Over the last week we have seen literally hundreds of black cockatoos.  They fly over my house and their call is so remarkably loud.  I get up and go outside to see them. I wave and say hello.  They are my favorite birds of all.  

I think they tell us there is a lot of rain coming.   Lots of others say the same thing and call them the Rain birds.  The weather  has been so dry for so long.  We need rain in this area at the moment, or do we!

Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo

 We say we need it, at the end of the day mother will give us what we need.  All of this is great in theory.  It would be nice to know the worlds weather had not been tampered with.  It would be safer to relax and let nature take its course.

Images @ Melonpopzdropz Flickr RED FLOWER
http://www.flickr.com/photos/0ystercatcher/6834529189/ BLACK COCKATOO

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I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.

Buddha

The soil all ready - best $22.00 spent

This is no tiny job, and we have been doing this since last Saturday.  Interruptions happened here and there and bad weather happened yesterday.  Today though, we got it finished.   All but a few tiny ones that need some new pots to separate them.

It was fun to see the plants all talking together in a group discussing the new soil that was caressing their parched root systems. All that was keeping all of them alive was the constant watering.  The worms had gotten into the pots and stripped them bare of any nutritiousness or real soil. 

Anyway, given it smells delicious, they should love what has happened. All of the old soil got mixed in with the mulch and put onto the garden.  Its fine for there but not good for potted plants.  I need to feed them all with liquid fertilizer tomorrow and re assign them all to their new positions.

Newly potted and happy

First we need to weed the area near the shed on the rocks.  It would be good to finish that job off one of these days.  I am going to re model the front door entrance as well with some extra sun tolerant plants.  It is so hot there every after noon.  Lots of bright strong geraniums in good soil should do fine there.  This will brighten things up there somewhat.

We have had two storms in as many days.  Yesterday we lost power for a couple of hours and we were in the dark.  I have gas so the biscuits I were cooking were safe from disaster and cooked on in the darkness.

Images @Melonpopzdropz Flickr

The rain falls because the cloud can no longer handle the weight.

The tears fall because the heart can no longer handle the pain.

Rain drops

Tears are the rain of our lives and on every plain a little rain must fall.  We shed tears to allow for growth in our spirit and a release for this just as a seed needs the rain so do we need the balance of tears in exchange for the fears we feel and release these back to the universe in love.

Image by Mezza - The delicate drops of rain on the succulents

The wetter the day, the drier the humor"

It is like this on wet day's.  Especially wet public holidays,

I get totally enthralled with social media and research.  I find many fine people there to talk to and communicate ideas and knowledge.  I am not the polished individual though.  I am me.  As I said I am M E  or Emmie some call me.  I love to joke with others and I love to banter for fun.  All just for fun and to bring a smile.  I smile a lot so I want others to feel this as well.

Well I haven't done much today either except study as much as possible like each other day has been for months now on end. Day and night has been a constant search.  We are experiencing strange weather once again in Australia, lots of strange cloud formations up and down the east coast.  Earthquakes in Australia has to be considered weird.  This sort of thing is usually  reserved for other continents.  I experienced an earth tremor when I was a child in Stanthorpe and the window's rattled but that is it for me.   Tamworth felt this one though it was only 3.5 on the Richter scale.   The south of Western Australia is experiencing the most violent storms in fifteen years and the south of here has been having record winds. Here in Urunga  we are just wet (and weird)  here.  The town is half torn down and looking like a bomb hit the place.  This is due to lots of rebuilding on the agenda.  But all of this looks worse wet.

It is Helen's birthday today, she is 64 today.  I called her to wish her happy birthday and to thank her for my birthday wishes also.  It is always good to talk to Helen.  She was having a fine day of food and friendship and staying tucked up and dry.  We are all going to get together soon for our birthdays as usual as we do each year.

Tamworth Earthquakes: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/two-earthquakes-shake-northern-nsw/story-fn3dxity-1226389605377

Club Urunga Opens:
http://www.bellingencourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/club-urunga-opens/2547887.aspx

Image by Mezza -  A sign in a window, very nice