Terrible floods.

Watching the Queensland floods on TV last night was horrific. Toowoomba has a population of 90,000 and it seems to be total devastation up there. More rain is forecast and Brisbane is waiting on the floodwater coming to them. This is a link to the flash flood that swept through Toowoomba with no warning. 11 people have died and 70 more are missing. There are so many towns affected and cut off. The cost will be in the billions of dollars.
http://video.heraldsun.com.au/1735344447/Eight-dead-11-missing-in-flood?area=videohighlights2

We got back from Sydney on Sunday to find out no rain had fallen and everything that had been so green was now dying away. But we must have brought the rain from Sydney with us because we had a deluge shortly after we got home.
Our 9 days in Sydney was good apart from the weather. It rained most of the time and the humidity was terrible. But we had a great time just visiting places, using trains and ferries to get around at the cost of $2.50 a day. I love my senior’s card!
We didn’t see much of Luka as he worked every day we were there, but Melissa had a few days off.
The visit to Sydney Art Gallery to see the Terracotta Warriors was wonderful. To think they had been buried away since 206BC was amazing. And all the tiny artifacts buried with them were so intricate and beautiful to see.
The display was made up of 7 types of figures, 1 chariot and 1 cavalry horse and a general. Also 4 small horses pulling a chariot that weighed 2 tonnes. The figures were about 2 metres high. The detail on them was amazing and of all the figures that have been excavated, no 2 faces are alike. It must have taken years to do it all.
When we picked up the dogs from the boarding kennels they were jumping and barking wildly when they saw us. It was a nice welcome.
Tomorrow the painter is coming to do the inside of the house. Husband would have liked to do it but knows it could make his back worse. The quote we got was far less than expected and included all the sanding back of the door frames plus supplying all the paint. I didn’t expect him to start so soon though.
OK I’m off to work and it’s still raining here. I hope it has stopped in Queensland.

Bye……..