It's November

I can't believe it's November already. There's snow at my parents' house and I'm wearing shorts and a tshirt today. Heehee. High of 28.

Yesterday, we got some much needed rain. It doesn't just drizzle or rain lightly here, it pours. I got caught in it about two weeks ago and I could hardly walk the five blocks home from the train station because there was so much rain in my eyes. I ended up having to put a spare t-shirt on my head so I could see. Ever worn your contact lenses in the shower? It was like that - they almost got washed right out of my eyes.


One of the first things I noticed on the train in from the Brisbane airport were these large trees covered with beautiful purple flowers. It sort of reminded me of when the lilac trees bloom in the spring, but the flowers are on huge trees, not just little bushes. They are called jacaranda trees and they are planted all over Brisbane. They were originally brought to Australia from Brazil. They do very well in dry, hot climates. I went to New Farm Park and took this picture. There is a large circular road that is lined on both sides with jacaranda trees. As it gets later in the season and some of the blooms fall off, it looks like a pretty, purple blanket on the ground.