Category: 2026

  • Wednesday, 15 April 2026

    Wednesday, 15 April 2026

    Rainfall update for today and 09Apr26 (when the gauge wasn’t emptied but recorded).

    Date
    Range
    Manual
    Period
    Manual
    YTD
    Digital
    Period
    Digital
    YTD
    BOM
    Period
    BOM
    YTD
    15Apr1.0114.21.884.91.6120.4
    10Apr to
    14Apr
    113.283.1118.8
    09Apr0.4113.283.11.2118.8
    07Apr to
    08Apr
    112.883.1117.6
    06Apr2.7112.83.883.13.0117.6
    31Mar to
    05Apr
    110.179.3114.6
    28Mar 15:00 to
    30Mar
    2.5110.10.479.32.2114.6
    27Mar to 28Mar 15:00102.0107.672.778.9105.2112.4
    27Feb to 26Mar5.66.27.2
    26Feb4.05.64.56.23.07.2
    22Feb to 25Feb1.61.74.2
    20Feb to 21Feb1.60.21.74.2
    11Feb to 19Feb1.61.54.2
    10Feb0.11.60.41.54.2
    27Jan to 09Feb1.51.14.2
    25Jan to 26Jan1.51.51.11.14.24.2
    01Jan to 24Jan
    Date
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    BOM
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  • Tuesday, 14 April 2026

    Tuesday, 14 April 2026

    This is the far south drain from the east side of Belgravia Terrace, looking east. The view looking west was on 24Mar26.

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  • Monday, 13 April 2026

    Monday, 13 April 2026

    Another attempt at indoor mint and rosemary, this time in soil.

    The rosemary plants are cuttings that have rooted, and the mint are from the rooted cuttings that were initially planned for outside.

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  • Sunday, 12 April 2026

    Sunday, 12 April 2026

    Rothbury Parade Reserve. Above is from the south looking north east, below is from the north looking south west.

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  • Saturday, 11 April 2026

    Saturday, 11 April 2026

    Updates on the Birds Nest Ferns.

    Unfortunately even over summer there hasn’t been enough light inside for Harry’s fern. Ron’s fern (above and below) has been doing reasonable outside, so has been brought inside.

    To resolve the light issue, an LED grow light has been purchsed for above the pot. Grow lights have also been purchased for all the indoor plants.

    The pole at the back is the LED light stand, and the green device is a soil moisture meter linked to the weather station.

    Below is Harry’s fern, which might not surrive ๐Ÿ™ . It has been moved outside to see if it recovers or needs replacement.

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  • Friday, 10 April 2026

    Friday, 10 April 2026

    Lego Botanicals Sunflower Bouquet [11502]

    The new Lego sunflowers, very fancy, all the one set!

    The stones and pot are temporary, I’ll update when I have new ones.

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  • Thursday, 09 April 2026

    Thursday, 09 April 2026

    Far south drain from a bridge at the end of Epsilon Drive heading across to Apex Reserve; above looking west back towards the corner from yesterday [08Apr26], below looking east towards Belgravia Terrace [24Mar26].

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  • Wednesday, 08 April 2026

    Wednesday, 08 April 2026

    The far south drain is next to be explored. Above is where it bends from north / south, to the right is Impulse Lane Park [12Mar26] and then north to where it joins the south drain [14Feb26], and to the left where it heads east [24Mar26].
    Below is from the north looking south to the corner (showing where it might have been originally planned to head further south), bottom is looking south on the east / west section.

    Did you notice the date error? ๐Ÿ™„ When the camera was turned on it had lost the date for the first time this year, and it was discovered that the camera is that old that it won’t select beyond 2025 in the menu although it has been displaying 2026!
    Tomorrow onwards is fine as luckily it allows the date and month to be reset after it has been tricked into being set for 31Dec25 just before midnight then rolling into 2026, which was able to be done once home.

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  • Tuesday, 07 April 2026

    Tuesday, 07 April 2026

    Yesterday’s rainfall. As mentioned yesterday, it was a band of rain rather than a front, quite unusual for Perth.

    Date
    Range
    Manual
    Period
    Manual
    YTD
    Digital
    Period
    Digital
    YTD
    BOM
    Period
    BOM
    YTD
    06Apr2.7112.83.883.13.0117.6
    31Mar to
    05Apr
    110.179.3114.6
    28Mar 15:00 to
    30Mar
    2.5110.10.479.32.2114.6
    27Mar to 28Mar 15:00102.0107.672.778.9105.2112.4
    27Feb to 26Mar5.66.27.2
    26Feb4.05.64.56.23.07.2
    22Feb to 25Feb1.61.74.2
    20Feb to 21Feb1.60.21.74.2
    11Feb to 19Feb1.61.54.2
    10Feb0.11.60.41.54.2
    27Jan to 09Feb1.51.14.2
    25Jan to 26Jan1.51.51.11.14.24.2
    01Jan to 24Jan
    Date
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  • Monday, 06 April 2026

    Monday, 06 April 2026

    Lego Sunflowers [40524] (3 sets)

    Our preferred indoor flowers – very low scent, very low allergy – Lego flowers! They are the only type of fake plants we would have. These are the older style, we have a newer, fancier set on the way!

    An unexpected damp day. The light rain has hung around and added up, it’s not been a front that has gone though, more a band of rain, quite unusual for Perth. Rain gauge tomorrow when it’s completed.

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