Thursday, May 24, 2007

Brollywood Hero

Maybe It’s Mary Poppins’ Calling Card

Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON


With all the rain we’ve had in Melbourne, this is one of the more common sights at work. This umbrella was drying nearby and I had to capture the sight from an unusual angle. By the way, I think the metal tip of an umbrella is called a ferrule.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

David,

I've mainly been following the drought problems in Sydney, but how is Melbourne affected and is the rain that you get helping?

Oz.

david mcmahon said...

Hi Steph,

Yes, we've just had the driest 12-month period on the city's history. And the water storage capacity dropped below 30 per cent for the first time in about three or four decades.

It's dire, but much worse in the bush. However, Gippsland had heavy rain about three weeks ago, so the crops should be good. And the rain we've had this week has certainly helped.

Cheers

David