Red sky in the morning . . .

Well I don't think the sailor would care about this red sky. Yesterday we had incredible winds (90km/h plus) that in turn has brought in the red dust from the outback! The photos are untouched! Eery lighting when I woke at 6 am. On windy, windy days Canberra becomes engulfed with dust. I think this is the first time it's been this bad here. Even the inside of our house smells dusty and that's with the windows closed. Incredible. I just checked my facebook account and it's what everyone is saying on their status updates. One of my friends' kids said "there's something weird happening in the sky. I thought Jesus was coming". If only!

Down our road:Driving down College Dr in to the college grounds:

Near the boom gate:

One thing that makes me happy is when there is quiteness in the house and I find Benny 'reading' his books. This particular book is about trucks -happily left by his cousin Carter. Benny just went and finds his own books and reads them. I have a couple of 'singing' books - books that ae songs, such as Old Macdonald, The Wheels On The Bus, He's Got The Whole World In His Hands. If I don't sing read them Benny looks up and points to my mouth - like I should be singing to him. I'm so pleased he hasn't realized that I may be a bit tone deaf!!

Today we're off to a ABA (australian breastfeeding association) meeting. I've just joined this recently when I needed to ring a breastfeeding counselor. She was extremely helpful and encouraging and I joined the group so I could support others. Breastfeeding is something that I believe in and I want to encourage others to do the best they can. This group provides free counseling and puts out a really good magazine every other month. So that's our plan for this morning. Then a trip to the grocery store and a pot of curry and rice to make.