We had storms from hell yesterday..not much rain though.

Our planned trip up to the Cairns Botanic gardens xmas plant sale today is no more as today is about cleaning up the damage from all the wind...

So many newly potted plants in large pots tumbled over and a massive tree just had to collapse right onto a new potted plant area..I cut down a few large ones adjacent over the last couple of weeks but this one was leaning in the wrong direction and i was about to tackle it with a pulley and wedges so maybe it realised and thought it would go out in style on its own terms..

Went out the reef on thursday and what was meant to about a 10 knot day blew up to about a solid 20...closest wind station at Lucinda showed gusts up to 28 knots....fishing was slow and difficult as well.....

seems me and the weather are not seeing eye to eye at the moment...last time it messed with me like this was a couple of months before Yasi when a micro burst exploded on us causing the worst flash flooding we have had on our place.....I hope its not an omen..