It's 6am, the street below our balcony is wet from last night, the sky is still gray but that diffused dawn sun and some patches of blue promise change. It seems the pattern during the past week or so - night rains, morning clouds dissipating as the day rolls on.
It's been quite warm, in the mid- to upper 80s and humid, even though (as friends promised) March 1st did seem to mark the cusp from summer to fall. We've increased the frequency with which we visit our local swimming pool or our roof-top plunge pool to cool off. Still, we're enjoying the tropical climate.
Yesterday, we rode our bikes down to the City Cat, the extension of Brisbane's public transportation system onto the river, and took the boat one stop upriver to the main campus of the University of Queensland, the St. Lucia campus. It's tucked into a bend in the river and has a lush feeling. We went to visit a friend of a friend who teaches environmental management there, and she gave us a little tour of campus.
St. Lucia has the feel of a large public university, large grassy quads and high-teched libraries and study rooms all bustling with students. The oldest buildings, from the 1920s, have handsome walls of local limestone, and the newest are glass-dominant with window coverings that move to shade the powerful Queensland sun.
As I write this blog, the sky let loose a torrent of rain, big heavy drops splattering on roofs, sidewalks, and streets. For a moment, at least, the air feels fresh and cool.
It's been quite warm, in the mid- to upper 80s and humid, even though (as friends promised) March 1st did seem to mark the cusp from summer to fall. We've increased the frequency with which we visit our local swimming pool or our roof-top plunge pool to cool off. Still, we're enjoying the tropical climate.
Yesterday, we rode our bikes down to the City Cat, the extension of Brisbane's public transportation system onto the river, and took the boat one stop upriver to the main campus of the University of Queensland, the St. Lucia campus. It's tucked into a bend in the river and has a lush feeling. We went to visit a friend of a friend who teaches environmental management there, and she gave us a little tour of campus.
St. Lucia has the feel of a large public university, large grassy quads and high-teched libraries and study rooms all bustling with students. The oldest buildings, from the 1920s, have handsome walls of local limestone, and the newest are glass-dominant with window coverings that move to shade the powerful Queensland sun.
As I write this blog, the sky let loose a torrent of rain, big heavy drops splattering on roofs, sidewalks, and streets. For a moment, at least, the air feels fresh and cool.
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ReplyDeleteUpper 80s! Please share a bit of it. We are getting really into the swing of spring, though today took a dive. I have news: condo found! My house hit the market today (this all happened blindingly fast, as if my perfect place knew I had not bandwidth until after Austin) and open house is 1-3 tomorrow. Repeat after me: "bidding war." Truthfully, I want to find someone who will love the place as much as I have. And can make my price. ;) More soon.
ReplyDeleteI am loving following your adventures, and recalling some of ours....9 months in Europe in 1955-56!! We had our most memorable times using our collection of contacts. I hope fall in Brisbane is as beautiful as ours.
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