The sky, valley, ranges and Mount Warning were all clear this morning for the first time in days. Just a small river of mist ran along the base of the ranges, and a couple of patches of mist danced across the sugar cane fields.
The sun shone brightly for such an early hour too. These photos were taken at 6:30 am daylight savings time.
I could also see the sugar mill steaming away at full speed in the valley, while on the roof, Father Magpie awaited breakfast.
So much for the bright and sunny start to the day though. By early afternoon the valley had turned black and distant thunder had a couple of the animals inside the house seeking comfort. Within minutes though, most of the black clouds had moved away, leaving a trail of strange, low white clouds behind.
We had barely enough rain to wet the ground here, but from nearby towns we heard reports of massive hail stones falling.
So once again, the day ends with Mount Warning in hiding.
It seems we should prepare for another long, subtropical, stormy summer ahead.
In My World 
The small river of mist looks so pretty in the morning light. Lovely pictures, Joanne. I hope Father Magpie found breakfast to his liking. 🙂
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Thank you Barbara.
You’ll be happy to hear that Father Magpie is easily pleased. 🙂
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So do you have a rainy season and a dry season there usually? Like Barbara, I enjoyed the river of mist photo and the way you described it.
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Thank you Kathy. 🙂
Yes, our wet season always begins either just before or during summer, which is when we also sometimes catch the tail-end of tropical cyclones from up in the north of Queensland. Usually during winter we have less rain.
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It seems all feast or famine with the weather these days, drought or deluge, where’s the middle ground?
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We have rather a high rainfall in our area compared to some parts of Australia, Eliza, so I can’t complain about the constant storms. At least we are not in drought. There are times when we have rain overnight and sunshine all day, which is perfect summer weather for us! 🙂
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