#mindfulness #friendship What a beautiful singing meditation. This woman, is such a gift. Her voice, her presence, her kindness. Social media is good, when we use it for friendship. May we all have the courage to be still. To be listeners. To ourselves. And, to each other. 🙏🌈💖

#snakes #photography #bluemountains First snake of the season, on my run, yesterday. Fairfax Walk - always see them there. A copperhead, fast asleep in the sun, right next to a bench. No one else noticed it. I tend to scan the track as I jog.

#photography #poetry #mindfulness #gardening Practising Pause, Opens doors, To this moment. Mindfulness. Kind. Fullness. Is here. In, this breath. My mind, is at ease. Rested. She sees. This. Bliss...

#nature #gardening #exercise What a most gorgeous spring day. Lots of gardening today. And an enjoyable run this morning. And, I'm now officially four seconds slower over 100M, than I was forty years ago. 😆🫣🥵✌️😊

#photography #love #friendship I carry the sentiment of a beautiful old friend with me - every day. RIP. 'If it's worth doing, it's worth doing badly.' In other words, you don't have to be really good at something to enjoy it. You are, you. That is enough, friend. ❤️🙏

#weather #photography #bluemountains And, whilst the risk of severe thunderstorms exists for some of us, during this weather system, don't rule out snow, either. Spring snow can cause real issues for livestock, it's not just about the fun of snow. 🙏 Take care on Wednesday and Thursday.

#poetry #spring #photography The gift of tiny things. Those leaves, And, wings. Of gossamer thread, Alive and dead. Those tiny things, That come and go. This micro world, Our gift. To, know.

#spring #photography #bluemountains Spring is here. The sky is clear. My mind too, finding space, to embrace this moment. Be mindful. It's a great gift. Have a break from thinking. The mental blinking, that takes us away from the moment. Be here. Just, now. It's spring.

#weather #wind #exercise #bluemountains Great twenty minute jog in Blackheath, mostly up steep hills. Noticed a huge tree down, probably from the winds in August. It had taken other trees down, with it. Right across a driveway...

#photography #nature I promised a young person on a group hike today, that I would share their toy photo, at Horseshoe Falls. We spoke about their love of photography. In the spirit of this community website, every story matters. What a gorgeous day for a hike/run. Spring, totally rocks.✌️😊🌻

#snow #bluemountains Well, we got a little snow in Blackheath at sunrise today. A dusting on the ground. The Oberon Plateau had settled snow in the 3cm to 6cm range, which was within the forecast range. And, spring snow is still a possibility. 🤞✌️❄️ www.blackheathweather.com/ourweatherco...

Snow on the way? Yep. The Oberon Plateau should see snow. Maybe the Blue Mountains, too. Well, maybe. Keep your outside light on overnight, as long as it doesn't bother the neighbours. 🤞❄️

#snow #bluemountains #weather #wind Snow coming? Yes, for some of us. How much? When? And, where? These are the questions. And, the wind? That could be damaging... www.blackheathweather.com/ourweatherco...

A warming fire on a cool, windy day. 7C and showery. One of life's great joys. Billy Tea (ceramic filter) is just the best. Practising mindfulness, not engaging distracting thoughts. Just in the moment. Watching the tennis. 🙏 Maybe snow, Fri/Sat. 🤞❄️ www.blackheathweather.com/ourweatherco...

#sunrise #mindfulness #humanity Sunrise, this morning. The gift of awareness. That space between thoughts, where each breath whispers 'good morning', is the most beautiful experience. It's you. All of you. Beyond your thoughts. May we all find ourselves. And, each other.

#photography Just a bit of fun with a good lens and a fairly steady hand. Rain drops on a leaf, today. I love micro worlds.

We will now go beyond three years without a snowfall in the Blue Mountains (Blackheath) other than a dusting. Longest stretch since records began in the 1800s. It's quite easy to view snow records as data has been recorded via websites, observers and newspapers. Photos show our last fall, 24-8-22.

#aquariums #gardening Some underwater gardening this arvo, whilst being mindful. Trying to cultivate a micro garden across the left-hand side foreground. Hold onto hope. Some warmer and sunnier weather approaching. PS: For those interested, most of the fish are Southern Pygmy Perch.

#photography #gardening More micro colour from my late winter garden.

#spring #photography #bluemountains Spring is not far away. I've enjoyed doing some garden photography, recently. www.blackheathweather.com/ourweatherco...

#snow #bluemountains Snow for the Blue Mountains next week? Maybe. The BoM has suggested it - but snow above 1000M is dependent on one very important component, during this event, which has been lacking for most of winter. As well as some other factors. www.blackheathweather.com/ourweatherco...

#nature #landslide #bluemountains #photography That was a nice release of rock. Evans Lookout, Blackheath NSW. Workflow = Canon R10, RF-S 18-150mm lens, Gimp (Linux). No snow in the short term folks. Signs of snow though, later in the month. www.blackheathweather.com/ourweathercommunity.html

A snowfall for the ages in Guyra today. 25cm and more by sunset tonight. Not that they've seen much sunshine today! Just snow and lots of it. ACCESS-C picked this very well. And BTW, this is a statistical outlier weather event. It has nothing to do with 'Global Cooling.' OMG, some people... 🙃🙃✌️❄️

#snow #weather #Australia Could be a big snowfall in Guyra on Saturday (2/8). Everything will have to fall into place. Maybe just lots of sleet and rain. No snow for the Blue Mountains at this stage. Will update in the group, if the outlook changes. www.blackheathweather.com/ourweatherco...

#weather #aquariums #photography Oh, I forgot to say, I love aquariums and ponds, too. Just resolved the algae issue in my tank, with natural treatments. More rain and wind on the way, slight chance of sleet and snow. East Coast Low? Maybe. www.blackheathweather.com/ourweatherco...

#recycling #plastic #environment How good is this! In a recycled paper based tub. No preservatives. Tastes great. ✌️😊 So much plastic ends up in landfill and our oceans...

#Linux #snow Two things I love. Linux and Snow. I made a media streaming Linux box today. My commercial media stick doesn't stream my tennis subscription well. Maybe snow this week. Maybe an East Coast Low next week. Linux, every day. Yay. www.blackheathweather.com/ourweatherco...

#winter #weather #firewood #rain #bluemountains Firewood costs so much because it's so labour intensive. I collect my own and use it as my workout. Wind and rain on the way. Maybe a little sleet or snow, now and then.

RIP, Henri Szeps. We met at the Blackheath Fish and Chip shop on the day I moved here, in 1997. 🙏

#cars #tips Interesting. I've almost always driven manual vehicles. Good to know the correct way to turn off an auto, without gradually damaging the transmission lock. Don't pull up and instantly put the car into 'P', then turn the off engine. Puts way too much pressure on transmission lock.

#photography Photography hobby engaged for a while this arvo, with my Canon R10. The resolution is not as easily appreciated via social media but still looks okay.

Done. 🥵 If you're willing to drag hundreds of kilos of wood up a hill, there's plenty of good wood, with a permit. Real hard work though. So many kangaroos around too. They are being unsettled today because of the school hols motorbikes. About $500 worth of wood today. Maybe $500 next week. 🙏

#weather #snow In case you're wondering. The BoM call for a milder winter than the average is holding true, thus far. June was a little milder than the long term average in Australia (and the BMs) and so too, July, so far. BMs, in longest stretch without a significant snowfall in living memory.

In a longer term context, this was a long way from a classic, strong cold front. Shooters Hill (1300M+ ASL) in recent years has been getting less snow than the Blue Mountains did, last century. Still, it was fun today. A few cm fell on the Oberon Plateau, with some more tonight.

#snow #bluemountains Snow coming? For some of us. Effectively, the Blue Mountains has to rely on statistical outlier events for snow these days, as traditional snowy frontal systems have almost disappeared. This week holds some hope for snow, on the Oberon Plateau. Blue Mountains? Small chance.

#friendship #love #community I'm soon to head off, for an old man run to the local cemetery. I'll be visiting my dear friend, Peter. He died so young, of an unexpected disease. May we all pause, just for a moment, to remember friends. Past and present. Still miss you, Peter.🙏💖

#budget #savings #money #bluemountains Unbelievable. Lithgow today, had petrol at 50 cents a litre cheaper than Blackheath. I'll get an EV when they are more affordable but for now, I head to Lithgow for petrol whenever possible. New slip on shoes for around the house/garden too.✌️

#snow #weather Graziers/Farmers need to be aware of the official warnings for incoming heavy precipitation. IMHO (unofficial, of course) a 30% chance of heavy snow across higher parts of the OP. Cold rain is more likely but I'm surprised the BOM haven't issued a risk of snow, based on ECMWF.

#photography #nature #gardening #birds #sunrises Three photos from June, 2025. Two gorgeous sunrises and the equally gorgeous 'Scar' - our beautiful magpie friend. That wound below his eye, just missed taking his eye out. He is so intelligent and comes down to chat to us in our garden, often.

#snow #bluemountains Well, we had a little sleet and snow last night in Blackheath. Chilly this morning, about -2C. No snow on the ground.

#weather #bluemountains #firewood #snow #wind A great way to quickly prepare some kindling. Just make sure you have glasses/eye protection on. You will need warmth on Wednesday. A chilly one. Snow for some. Maybe a hit and miss system for snow. Could be good. Or not...

Wild and woolly weather on the way, for the Blue Mountains, across the new week. Snow looks fairly likely for higher parts (Oberon Plateau etc) and maybe for the Blue Mountains. We've had some impressive cold of late (from radiative/conductive cooling) but very little advective activity in June.

#exercise #running #photography #tonglen Absolute lung and leg burner running back up this hill. Barely 1.5km but steep... 🥵 Paused at the bottom and did Tonglen meditation for all, at the old steam train reservoir. Some lovely kangaroos around. Blue Mountains life. 🙏💖

That was a wild cold front folks, across the long weekend. Monday (9/6) was very cold - wind chill of around -6C to -8C in Blackheath. Nowhere near our record June cold temperature. June looks like being a lot drier than average and maybe 'warmer' than average. I've been collecting more firewood.

#exercise What a great winter workout. Forty minutes of jogging/running and a 1km walk/cool down, at the end. Windy though. Could blow a rock up a hill. At least the wind can't mess up my hair. Baldy. 😁🙃 Two layers of tights on, plus a hoody over the jumper. Wind gusts to 65km/r. 7 degrees.✌️🏃

#snow #bluemountains #weather #community The Oberon Plateau is the primary focus for this snow event but the Blue Mountains is still in with a chance of snow showers and maybe, just maybe a settling. I've just produced a detailed analysis of this event. www.blackheathweather.com/ourweatherco...

#exercise #photography #health Absolutely sprinted up the stairs this morning. Gave it a lung burning effort. 700 stairs. I might do another jog/walk this arvo. I've got the usual stiffness that sixty year olds can have but my lungs and legs just crave exercise. Beautiful winter day for it. 🥰🔥❄️

##bluemountains #sleet #winter Nice sleet showers at around 9:30am in Blackheath. No snow, although some local residents still call sleet, snow. ✌️😊❄️

#love #friendship #pets #photography Coming up to one year without you. Miss you enormously...

#photography #winter Finished! Cut to fit in the car in forest, then 500kg dragged 100M to car. Cut again at home, to stack. That's why wood costs so much to buy - very labour intensive. We use a split system via solar in the day (except on very cold/bleak days) and the fire in the evening.