Welcome rain has filled the dam at Foxground this week. Very much a relief after the longest, hottest dry spell in memory apparently.
Zucchini, eggplant and capsicum.
Temperatures nearing 50C and way below average rainfall has caused all sorts of problems for farmers along the South Coast. There has been a feed crisis for our dairy farmers which places enormous strain on herds, farmers, their budgets and families. Still $1/L for milk?….seriously?!
Heat stress – shedding leaves mid summer.
This good soaking 180mm over 3 days will really help, and you can see the paddocks greening up almost immediately. Good follow up rain over the next few weeks and months is obviously critical to really make a difference.
Soaking it up – piggies love the mud!
There’s not much you can do when the soil is as wet as it is at the moment, but it is just so lovely to be in the garden, and see everything flourishing.
The little creek, once again flowing past the vegies
My most favourite thing is the new sounds. Wet sounds. The creek ‘babbling’, the frogs chorus. I just wish there was a picture to express how amazing sounds ‘look’.
Tiny blue-black frog on the reeds, by the dam
I guess on a blog, this will have to do…. 
