© 2010 Gin Chapel St River

The flood.

“To weather the rain; to weather the snow; to weather the storm…”
- Kruder & Dorfmeister/Lamb

Hail fell; icey reminders of our insignificance and unimportance. Soon after, the streets became rivers swelling with black water and debris and lost shoes. At intersections, where streets sunk, I pushed through knee-high water. Shops shut, mops came out and people waded to the safety of doorsteps and stranded trams.

I am home now, dry and warm and I laugh with relief as I check my camera.

Thunder rolls and sirens slice the afternoon air.

Some car wash…

The ladies at Cue try to stay dry while watching the carnage outside.

Those are hailstones beyond their feet.

More of the action here…

10 Comments

  1. kristina
    Posted March 6, 2010 at 8:01 pm | #

    I love the way you look at the world Gin!

  2. Angelina
    Posted March 6, 2010 at 8:10 pm | #

    Love the way this is worded…great shots :)

  3. Posted March 6, 2010 at 8:13 pm | #

    Thanks both of you. It was incredible…

  4. billyisthat
    Posted March 6, 2010 at 10:24 pm | #

    This is amazing. : )

  5. Posted March 6, 2010 at 10:42 pm | #

    It was an amazing day!

  6. Anne
    Posted March 7, 2010 at 9:56 am | #

    Great photos Gin. I was there around 2.30 and think I left at the right time!! :)

  7. Posted March 8, 2010 at 11:01 am | #

    Great shots Gin!

  8. Kristina
    Posted March 15, 2010 at 9:23 pm | #

    Hey Gin, do you have any of these pics in high res (for print)? I’m writing an article on Melbourne and would love to talk to you about using a couple… Lemme know what you think!

  9. Posted March 20, 2010 at 9:30 am | #

    Tina, yes of course. Just let me know which ones & I’ll send them through to you.

  10. Posted April 28, 2010 at 11:47 pm | #

    I do like the shots of the Cue ‘ladies’!

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