We’re about half-way done with the renovations, but this last weekend, the extraordinarily hot weather meant we just had to stop completely. 41°C in both Kingaroy and Dalby, and 35°C up there on the mountain. It wasn’t safe for Doug to be working outside in those temperatures, so he came inside with me and hid in the airconditioning. The wallabies were all tucked away in the shade, but all the wildlife seemed to be suffering. A poor young kookaburra sat on the deck rail and just looked at me with his beak open. I put water down, but I don’t think he knew what to do with it, unfortunately.
Today was supposed to be cooler (it wasn’t) but we both woke early after a humid night, and at 5 am, the world was a cool and lovely place to be. (Also noisy because something had excited the cockatoos and they were being incredibly loud!)
The wallabies, on the other hand, are much quieter creatures
But it got up to nearly 40°C again in Kingaroy, and Doug had to throw in the towel at lunchtime. The cool change has come through, thankfully.
Tomorrow it’s supposed to be 10° cooler than it’s been. Hope so!