A land of Contrasts

Haven't we had a contrast of weather conditions this year so far?
Rain, rain and more rain up north and to the north west, with not 1 but 2 floods in Ingham in the space of a few weeks, and then the horrific bushfires that savaged country Victoria. My heart goes out to all the victims of these natural disasters at both ends of this wonderful country. Not to mention the latest natural disaster, Cyclone Hamish that menaced almost the complete coastline of Queensland only last week, resultin the the terrible oil spill from a cargo ship that was caught in the storm. I haven't personally seen them, but most of our beautiful pristine surf beaches just to the north of Brisbane are now covered in the most disgusting black, toxic sludge.
What can you say:
Mother Nature can show her really ugly face when she's at work, but in the long run, it really is for the good. The sand on all the beaches will eventually replace itself with lovely new pristine white sand. The bushland will renew itself, and the image of brand new green growth emerging out of the blackness is a sight to behold. The same goes for the flood ravaged areas. The fresh new green growth will emerge soon too, if it hasn't already begun.
It's amazing, that in times like these that we've experienced, I still am amazed at the amount of compassion that the Australian people show and can come together to help out those less fortunate than ourselves. It brings a tear to my eye everytime I think of this.

WE REALLY DO LIVE IN THE BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD, DON'T WE?

We can't really complain here in Brisbane, because we've missed out on all of these disasters - touch wood. We only had the hot humid weather to complain about.