Dusty
We had a massive dust storm hit Brisbane just before noon time today. In the seven years I've been here it's one of the worst I've seen. The Hermit, Miss Thing and I were all at work, Her Majesty and Clive were at child care, while Sparky escaped next door to his mate's house. I will give Sparky a lot of credit - not only did he take the washing in like I asked him to when I called around 10 am, he shut all the windows and doors, brought Westy's water bowl inside and covered the shoe rack outside. I was most impressed.
The worst of the storm was over as I walked to my car after work, around 4:30. However the wind was (and still is) blowing a fair bit and I got more than a few grains in my mouth during the 10 minute walk. Ick. I also drove home with my lights on, the sun an eerie pale globe in the sky.
The Courier Mail has the low down as well as some great photos of the orange sky - remember Australia is full of red dirt - and disappearing land marks. It's other-worldly and yes, it did look just like that. If you have a few minutes I recommend a quick look.
8 Witty Remarks:
In case you didn't, be sure to give Sparky some "attaboys" for his efforts. That's a sure way of getting him and maybe the others to do more helping around the house.
Great job Sparky. Those clothes would have been mighty uncomfortable to put on after that. Dust storms here are almost as red but not as bad as what you guys have eveidently.
Wow, I've never seen anything like that. Eerie.
So now you know what it's like to live on Mars!
It was pretty feral yesterday wasn't it!? I went past government house and you couldn't even see 20m in front of you, let alone the city.
Very weird indeed.
Wow!
Amazing images. Sorry we sent all our dust out your way. Better out than in, though.
I was oblivious to it all, way down south in the snow in Victoria. Thankfully. We did see it on the news. I'm paying for it now I'm home though. What a mess.
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