It was Wednesday - I'd posted Wednesdays in France when we heard that storms were approaching Melbourne. We followed the course of the storm on the BOM internet chart - it looked like the heavens were about to open. And they did!!!

The sky looked peaceful but it was the calm before the storm.

I'd actually seen a few birds enjoying drifting on the thermals created by the impending storm but this Magpie sat with prepidation on the power wires outside our house.

The the sky darkened with the afternoon spring sun was trying to penetrate the dark clouds.

Those dark clouds are hanging out just over Port Phillip Bay on Mentone Beach.

And closing in - low fluffy clouds moved at a faster rate below those dark angry ones. 



Then the rains came - it was estimated that some areas of the state would have up to 100 mm or 4 inches rainfall.



Our cars were dumped upon and then the hail came, fortunately without damage.

So much rainfall makes it difficult for the guttering to cope with such a downfall. Our down pipe started spurting because of blocked drains further down. Another weekend job to put on my never ending list of things to do.