Well, that was an unexpected

 Sort of Monday.

I awoke to the inland meeting with the ocean in my front yard.

Image: the ute with the remains of an optimist start to the March lawnmowing season. Beyond is the stormwater system of the easterly reaches of the nearby big town plus a lot of rain overnight.

I sent my apologies to my yoga instructor at 5am - a pity as my body (& probably my mind) really needed yoga.

Image: the stormwater drain and the flat beyond 

An hour later and I was asked if I thought that perhaps it would be best if Paris take advantage of inclement weather and I thought that I had answered "we will see" which translated into her language as "what a great idea".

I wasn't going to argue. I had one deadline at work that I really had to achieve and by then the water had subsided to 

Image: freshly washed streets

So I went to work leaving her at home with V.

Well, it rained and rained and rained some more.

Image: satellite weather map

I met my deadline and went to grab a coffee from the kitchen and when I came back the bosses were saying "if anyone foresees difficulties getting home, go now' but I thought that I would be fine. Then I got a message that school was asking all parents to collect children. And then V sent this

Image: the ute with the remains of an optimist start to the March lawnmowing season. Beyond is the stormwater system of the easterly reaches of the nearby big town plus a lot of rain overnight. So yes, exactly like the first shot but later in the day 

And I realised that the get out of dodge call might possibly apply to me.

So I drove from big town to Paradise and it rained and it rained and it rained.

I stopped at the shops in the hopes of our street subsiding a little but have a guess as to what it was doing outside while I was in the shops?

That is correct. Rained. And rained.

And rained.

There was a little pause and I discussed strategy with V.

On the street, it is wide but not deep, there is no flow, just volume.

Once I was safely home, guess what it did.

Yep.

Image: the rain gauge. I can't read it from here.

I nibbled things for lunch and set up my computer for work.

The office/spare room has a dimmable switch.

Unfortunately we made a tactical error when last we replaced the bulbs and occasionally we get to learn the "and this is why you don't buy cheap" lesson - but sometimes wobbling the controls fixes it and sometimes it's not for too long a duration before the strobe disappears and you are relulled into a sense of security...

This afternoon the lesson went on to level up. I learnt the "why haven't you solved this problem yet" lesson on pulsating colour.  Well, the theory part of the lesson (as the practical would require me going back to big town).

However I (well, V) solved this by unearthing where the lantern was and I resumed work as there is another report that I should be doing.

Image: more of the same 

Well, after about an hour of faffing around the data I needed for this was still unavailable and I declared defeat.

Just have to find something else to occupy myself with.

Image: box cookie kit

Image: out of the box cookies.

Very, very crunchy. Possibly dunkable.

Image: water receding at sunset in Paradise 

Image: the view from the kitchen prep bench. If you look hard I am sort of in this shot.

Now watching baseball and wondering at reports of more.

But it feels like it's done.

And yes. Best dunked.