tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post4171887469244712141..comments2023-06-28T22:58:28.247+10:00Comments on Sixth In Line: And then the floodsElisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-51527393399400285312011-02-12T16:47:48.932+11:002011-02-12T16:47:48.932+11:00I agree, funny how "this writing" life i...I agree, funny how "this writing" life is far more important than dirty floors or a sink full of dishes.<br />As for the dog, well, maybe someone should inform my two that they are indeed the pets and not the relatives!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09894333322881236627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-66571108502795694082011-02-12T10:32:40.912+11:002011-02-12T10:32:40.912+11:00I remember Melbourne when it used to rain a lot, e...I remember Melbourne when it used to rain a lot, especially in winter Linda Sue, but in more recent years until this one it grew drier and drier to the point where I began to wonder what a puddle underfoot might feel like.<br /><br />Thankfully our puddles are back again and as much as in normal quantities it can seem inconvenient, I rejoice now in the rainfall because I can see more clearly what it's like to live without it.<br /><br />Thanks Linda Sue.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-79941722566690958062011-02-12T10:29:11.725+11:002011-02-12T10:29:11.725+11:00Lovey to see you here Altadenahiker. I'm glad...Lovey to see you here Altadenahiker. I'm glad you're familiar with Australia. <br /><br />It is, as you say, a great country and these floods have ripped at the core of some people's hopes and expectations, but we will be able to rebuild, as others have rebuilt elsewhere after equally dreadful disasters. <br /><br />And still such disasters devastate those involved and continue to shock us, the bystanders. <br /><br />Thanks, Altadenahiker.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-6025436779524720202011-02-12T09:09:50.751+11:002011-02-12T09:09:50.751+11:00Oh RAIN I have had enough of it!
This winter has ...Oh RAIN I have had enough of it! <br />This winter has been entirely too moist!<br />When I lived in Melbourne back in the long ago- it did rain- quite a bit- I thought I was back in England! The forest around there was gorgeous from all of the rain- the ferns grew to a monsterous size. Rain - with so much enthusiasm and to be in a spooky old mansion along with it is just too much! Glad you are OK!Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-56512046578320060762011-02-12T03:34:16.908+11:002011-02-12T03:34:16.908+11:00Through blogging and fellow bloggers, I've gro...Through blogging and fellow bloggers, I've grown to love Australia -- particularly the east and south coasts, as I know them best. And the flooding and the pictures and the stories break my heart.<br /><br />I don't know what people expect to gain by denying the fact of climate change. But I know what they're losing.<br /><br />Best, best wishes to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-3035680464134042432011-02-11T21:57:11.136+11:002011-02-11T21:57:11.136+11:00It's lovely to meet you here on my blog, Jacob...It's lovely to meet you here on my blog, Jacoba. <br /><br />So you have been to Melbourne - a long time ago, perhaps. I too enjoy the global quality of blogging. We meet people from so many different parts of the world within the blogosphere. <br /><br />When my parents migrated to Australia from Holland in the 1950s it was a sad event. In those days it was such a long trip and letters were the only form of correspondence. <br /><br />Now, as you say, there are so many other ways of staying in touch, including our blogs. <br /><br />Thanks, Jacoba. Yours is such a lovely and strong Dutch name. I look forward to talking more.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-39119784797835995862011-02-11T21:51:01.842+11:002011-02-11T21:51:01.842+11:00I agree, Kleinstemotte, at the moment it seems eco...I agree, Kleinstemotte, at the moment it seems economics rule. Maybe in time with enough of these extreme weather events we will come to realise that other things should take precedence, including natural forces and the needs of mankind, the animal kingdom and that thing we call nature.<br /><br />Thanks Kleinstemotte.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-89110762767538184152011-02-11T21:47:56.022+11:002011-02-11T21:47:56.022+11:00Stafford, Did Bush really say that? Amazing I say...Stafford, Did Bush really say that? Amazing I say, and then wonder, why be amazed, it's not so surprising. A child's view of the world. <br /><br />I'm glad you were out of harm's way in the floods, but as you say, many others weren't and we feel for them, unlike Bush who's perhaps like the stereotype of Marie Antoinette, ill-informed and out of the loop. Thanks Stafford Ray. It's good to meet you here.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-61474541401274590022011-02-11T21:29:28.726+11:002011-02-11T21:29:28.726+11:00Hi Elisabeth,
It was a surprise to see you as a fo...Hi Elisabeth,<br />It was a surprise to see you as a follower on my blog. There is a lot to read on your blog, so I have returned the following!<br />In the '70s I have visited Australia, so it will be interesting to read your posts.<br />I notice that you discuss in the comments area, I hope to find time to follow that also. Still being in the full working process there is not always time for blogging, alas - because it is great fun to enjoy everyone's creativity.<br />I understand your interest for Holland with your Dutch background.<br />Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Fremantle are the places where I have been - it gave me a far away from home feeling at the time. These days we have become so global though, through internet, skype, etc. <br />Have a happy weekend!<br />JacobaJacobahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321289399067977071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-51144418849242958192011-02-11T09:16:04.647+11:002011-02-11T09:16:04.647+11:00While some battle rain others too much snow. There...While some battle rain others too much snow. There are towns in eastern Canada where the snoe is plied higher than 5 feet and when it melts let's pray it will be slowly or there will huge floods. Our earth lately has very extreme weather yet there is still no huge global alarm that a change in energy use is vital for serious change.Sadly we need a whole different life style but capitalism cannot support that using it's current measures of success. Economics rule.Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-75182020775368009432011-02-11T08:48:01.504+11:002011-02-11T08:48:01.504+11:00GW Bush would have had the solution. "Climate...GW Bush would have had the solution. "Climate change is nothing to be afraid of. We'll build a very big umbrella out in space that tips all that floodwater into the ocean!"<br />Hi Elizabeth, a Queenslander here who was out of harm's way but shed a few tears for my 'neighbours'.Stafford Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048757515249725540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-15907341252444772052011-02-09T21:15:51.563+11:002011-02-09T21:15:51.563+11:00Alberto, even as you leave the blogosphere and sto...Alberto, even as you leave the blogosphere and stop blogging yourself for a time, I hope you find the heart and the time to visit me again from time to time. <br /><br />But please do not feel any pressure. You must go off as you see fit. <br /><br />I will be delighted to see you again, whenever the mood takes you. Stay safe and well, Alberto. I shall miss you. And thank you for all your generous comments here on my blog and for your wonderful work elsewhere on yours.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-42550706521547001802011-02-09T21:12:32.103+11:002011-02-09T21:12:32.103+11:00I agree Little Hat, only time will tell, whether t...I agree Little Hat, only time will tell, whether this is a mere cyclical aberration or whether something more fearsome and ongoing is at stake. Whatever, it helps to consider it.<br /><br />I hope the rain stops for you folks Brisbane and beyond, enough to give space for a clean up.<br /><br />Thanks, Little Hat.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-78462684909101959282011-02-09T21:09:55.470+11:002011-02-09T21:09:55.470+11:00It sounds biblical alright, Eryl, but whatever it ...It sounds biblical alright, Eryl, but whatever it is, it needs some clear thinking from all of us throughout the world to be able to deal with it on an ongoing basis. And dealing with it does not presuppose assuming we can control, rather that we establish more preparedness in so far as it's possible, as well as a change in our unhelpful behaviours, namely that we seek to minimise our footprint, within reason. Gasp - that's too long a sentence. <br /><br />Thanks, ErylElisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-55756249849302177802011-02-09T18:14:13.003+11:002011-02-09T18:14:13.003+11:00Thanks for all Elisabeth. You know I wish you, alw...Thanks for all Elisabeth. You know I wish you, always, the best. And all the blessings of life, for you. We will see us again, I dont know if soon or when, but certainly, I know I will be alright some day.<br /><br />Thanks, again, for all. Keep well and lots of happiness for you, today and ever.<br /><br />Yours:<br /><br />/AlbertoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-9986849560060131822011-02-09T08:29:03.210+11:002011-02-09T08:29:03.210+11:00Rain indeed Elisabeth. It rained most of the day y...Rain indeed Elisabeth. It rained most of the day yesterday in Brisbane. At first it felt normal. Like sunny days were the abberation. I welcomed it and its comforting gray sky. By the end of the day though I was ready to bid it farewell. Others, i believe, are less welcoming. People whose houses went under are lying awake at night in a state of high anxiety at the sound of raindrops on their tin roofsSome. Once the sound of drought breaking, now the sound of possible disaster. <br />Only time will tell if the world is changing permanently or if we are merely experiencing the wild ride that nature occassionally sends our way.Steve Capelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838386764407644146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-50545927311164749752011-02-09T02:43:12.559+11:002011-02-09T02:43:12.559+11:00Twelve years of drought, now this; it all sounds i...Twelve years of drought, now this; it all sounds incredibly biblical. It looks like our golden age of belief that we can control nature is pretty much over. Time to think of new ways we can live alongside it.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-9416403240964947872011-02-08T20:53:06.192+11:002011-02-08T20:53:06.192+11:00Such interesting thoughts, Rauf, especially from o...Such interesting thoughts, Rauf, especially from one who is 'out of sorts'. <br /><br />I agree with you about our tendency to blame weather and god and then not reconsider that such a 'boss', as you put it needs a good talking to. <br /><br />These tendencies towards omnipotent beliefs whether in nature or ourselves seem to me to be a throw back to our helplessness as babies. <br /><br />As for the animals, I suspect as do you: they have a much better intuition about how to handle the dangers of floods and fires. As you say, only the ones we humans trap are the ones who most likely perish.<br /><br />Thanks, Rauf.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-24222221887298329652011-02-08T20:47:12.978+11:002011-02-08T20:47:12.978+11:00As I just said to Jane, Phoenix, I too fluctuate b...As I just said to Jane, Phoenix, I too fluctuate between ascribing almost supernatural powers to the weather, as if it's got it in for us, and recognising that it's more 'scientific' than that. <br /><br />Thanks again for a wonderful comment. You are so eloquent, it's always a treat to read your words.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-78824926744328798402011-02-08T18:39:29.153+11:002011-02-08T18:39:29.153+11:00It seems there are two views, Jane: one in which m...It seems there are two views, Jane: one in which mother nature or Gaia who whoever it is that propels the weather is angry with us and seeks revenge, and another that we are all prey to strange invisible forces over which we can have no control whatsoever, including all pleas for mercy from these forces and gods and whatever. I seem to fling myself between the two, much like the weather.<br /><br />Thanks, Jane.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-48986069738577126062011-02-08T18:36:19.319+11:002011-02-08T18:36:19.319+11:00Thanks for the kind words, Okie. I'm glad you...Thanks for the kind words, Okie. I'm glad you appreciated this post.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-49512770003564868542011-02-08T18:35:24.411+11:002011-02-08T18:35:24.411+11:00We often use weather as metaphors for our emotions...We often use weather as metaphors for our emotions, Kass. You're right about that. <br /><br />We have been flooded lately and when we are physically flooded we can soon be emotionally flooded. <br /><br />Kass thanks, wise words as ever.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-8595216255737839492011-02-08T18:33:23.205+11:002011-02-08T18:33:23.205+11:00I agree, Ms Moon, disturbances to the external wea...I agree, Ms Moon, disturbances to the external weather affect our internal temperatures, for good and ill. Thanks for your generous words here.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-62777126819885935062011-02-08T18:31:49.846+11:002011-02-08T18:31:49.846+11:00I too hope the weather settles down soon, Ruth. Y...I too hope the weather settles down soon, Ruth. You're right about the perfect storm, for humankind at least, as one that does no damage.<br /><br />Storms are necessary I suspect as part of the ebb and flow of the elements, but sometimes they can flow just a little too vigorously. <br /><br />There's a line in the famous Dorothea McKellar poem, My Country, about Australia as 'a wilful and lavish land'. It seems apt.<br /><br />Thanks, Ruth.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-70663878167566208502011-02-08T18:27:16.323+11:002011-02-08T18:27:16.323+11:00Gaia's revenge alright, Antares. It's tem...Gaia's revenge alright, Antares. It's tempting to think as much. The notion that everything we do has a consequence sits fine with me, but the further idea that underlying powerful forces are arraigned against human kind does not sit so well. Why would it, unless you're paranoid. Thanks, Antares.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.com