big storm

so last nite was really hot, this morning was really warm and humid, this afternoon the lightning storms came. the rain was coming down pretty hard so i thought i'd take a few photos.

after spending several minutes playing with the camera i went in and sat down to listen to the thunder and rain (we have a metal roof so the rain makes a really loud sound, especially during heavy rain)
20-30 min later i decided to take a look out the front door and discovered the footpath (sidewalk) was under water and i couldn't see the 6-7cm kerb at the bottom of our driveway to the road. so i got some more shots (note the wheels of the parked cars in the first photo and the second photo).

our entire road became a river (which make good fun for some cyclists and pedestrians)




by the time i managed to load the photos onto the computer i looked outside again to discover the street is almost back to normal (just a muddy strip down the bike lane is the only sign of high water). the thunder is STILL going (its been booming for over 2hrs now) but the rain is back to a normal shower level and all the disgusting, polluted water that was flooding the streets has passed on to the merri creek down the road along with all the rubbish it picked up along the way (the ducks, platypuses--is that the plural--and whatever other animals live down there aren't gonna be that happy). maybe me and zac can go down to the creek area and get photos when he gets home from work (if the lighning stops-- i LOVE lightning but i'm not stupid enough to go walking in it if i don't have to). i'm sure the water is level is way above the paths and there's gonna be rubbish stuck up in all the trees.