microb's blog: Drought!

Around last December the rain stopped and we had week after week of dry sunny weather. Initially it was great, get outdoors, clean the yard, cut down some more trees to make way for plant, really made progress. As the weeks passed the catchment tank got lower, the hosepipe was a friend and water became an issue. We ordered a delivery of water and then word got out that it was going to rain the following week. As it happens when I went down to the local gas station to put my order in for water we had a shower of rain. So a few days after ordering the water we cancelled on the promise of rain. Of course that did not happen so we sweated it out, kept dipsticking the water tank (down to a 1/3) and practiced old time water saving practices around the house (Use your imagination).

Finally it rained, a little at first. The water tank held its own and then went up to half full. We were happy that the panic was over. Until last week Thursday. We have had over 15 inches of rain since then with local flooding and the water tank overflow pipe could not handle the volume, water was running over the top and starting to wash out the gravel base. So for today things have improved. Its has still not stopped raining, we were flooded in by our road turning into a raging river for a few hours. Should continue raining off and on for the next week.

So garden work has come to a stand still. The colder weather stops the grass from growing but everything else puts on new growth. The heavy rain has knocked down small trees and bent over bamboo canes so when the rain stops there is lots to do. Water lilies are still blooming, its Azalea and Camelia blooming time and the occasional orchid is blooming around the forest.

2023 is house maintenance and painting time. I'm painting everything I can reach and a contractor will come in and do the high spots and eaves. Then the same guy will powerwash, treat the rust and paint the metal roof.

When the warmer, drier spring and summer returns I will catch up on the yard work..

Tally Ho!!

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