RIDGY-DIDGE LIFE:-: Brisbane in the Wet!

Welcome to Ridgy-Didge!

Ridgy-Didge is Australian colloquial for 'just right' or rather 'fair dinkum!'

When we bought the property over 7 years ago, it only had a number and no name. It needed a name as the place certainly has a personality. Well, it sits on a ridge with a grand view northwards to the Bunya Mountains, so what could be more 'all right' than sitting on the veranda with that view, whilst you have your breakfast or in the evenings with a glass of Australian wine? Or even watching the amazing stars at night or the tail-end of a storm as the lightning flashs in the vaste banks of clouds. Or maybe seeing a pair of Wedge-tail eagles as they soar in circles in the high thermals of the vasteness of the azure sky?

This house is a 100 year old Queenslander cottage. Quite small and unpretentious, but it has a gentle atmosphere and we have had many friends and family members come to stay and have enjoyed the peace and quiet of the place.

Monday 11 October 2010

Brisbane in the Wet!

It's official: yesterday was the wettest day EVER in Brisbane - and we were there! I expected to see an ark being constructed in the river!
The rain just came down for the 48 hours we were in the city and the highway drive was dreadful. Thankfully we saw no accidents, but the roads were awash and we saw destroyed crops, flooded fields and roaring streams by the road side. Also at one point we noticed a dam that the water had breached and cut through to flood across the paddocks.
It was still raining when we reached Toowoomba, but once we were over the range, the road was dry and at home there was only one mm of rain in our rain gauge!
All the flowers and blossoms are fantastic though and buds on plants that haven't bloomed for years. It makes it a very colourful and attractive world.