Fiery Summer

Today we possibly had another taste of what is to come with gusty winds up to 100 kph and temperatures in excess of 40 degrees. Nearby a grass fire in the morning quickly got out of control and ended up as a bush fire. Residents were warned it was too late to leave and to shelter inside. This is a poem I composed.    

Victoria’s Fiery Summer

Melbourne awakens to an eerie new day
Fiery red Sun through smoky grey haze
Feels like evening when sun seeks its rest
Dust of a landscape only rain can suppress

Bush fires in our country unlike any other
Fed by a drought of endless dry summers
Dry fuel and air so soil has no moisture.
Fight fires in vain, best just to contain her

Melancholy thoughts of dim days of our past
Black Friday and Ash Wednesday I pray be our last
Volunteer fire fighters can’t see through the smoke
Brave and determined they’re just ordinary blokes

Smoky conditions drag on with the drought
Summer continues as towns wait in fear

Ready to flee from the fire alerts   
Praying for rain, to quench her dry heart
 

Solving a super Diabolical Sudoku.

Solving a super Diabolical Sudoku. 

This Sudoku from todays Age Newspaper may haver multiple solutions.  At any rate  I have provided my solution. See if you want to  clear away the Christmas good cheer and put your puzzle solving logic to the test. 

 

Firstly the Puzzle as it appeared in the Age

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
A			7	5	3		1
	9
B						7
C	6		4		9				7
D	7					1		4
E					8		6		1
F				4					2
G	4						5		8
H		6
I			1			4	7	3

 

 

My solution 

 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
A	8	2	7	5	3	9	1	6	4
B	9	1	5	6	4	7	2	8	3
C	6	3	4	1	2	8	9	5	7
D	7	8	2	9	6	1	3	4	5
E	5	4	3	7	8	2	6	9	1
F	1	9	6	4	5	3	8	7	2
G	4	7	9	3	1	6	5	2	8
H	3	6	8	2	7	5	4	1	9
I	2	5	1	8	9	4	7	3	6