It has rained pretty relentlessly for most of this "summer". I put the word in commas, because in Sydney we've had only one day above 30 degrees and an average of 21 degrees - that's more like autumn weather here. And now autumn has officially started, and its so rainy everywhere - we missed the blinding heat, sunburn and wide blue skies.

all's well here in Sydney, and my garden has tripled in size with all the rain, but just a way further north in Richmond there have been problems.