On Our Walks
A while back there was a lovely thread of sunrises that the early risers among us posted. I loved it, so I thought I'd broaden it to a thread for all the lovely sights we see as we do our slow stagger...
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Hello Ladies
We 've got rain! The Kimberley is wet - well my bit of it. Now this is in no way intended to rub it in to those of you still waiting for rain in drought stricken areas, however we have waited 12 months for a decent downpour. We will no longer be going "troppo".
The heavens opened at 08:00 am and in 21 minutes my wirelessly read rain gauge says 32 mm. ( I am technically up there with the best of them). The solar panels will be getting a wash, the ground is wet, the garden will be happy and the shallow aquifer will be replenished. Our water will be sweet once again. It was getting a bit "chewy" over the past few months!
There is 2 inches of water over the lawns and running down the driveway. The big green tree frogs are doing naughty things on the lawn. All is good with the day.
The newcomers to town will be predicting that the road out of town ( The Derby -Broome Highway) will be closed, that the Fitzroy River will be OVER the bridge at Willare and we had better do some "buy up big" shopping at Woolies just in case. We who know better will just say "is that right".
I have never seen water over the Willare Bridge. The decking is 17.5 metres above the river bed. I have seen the water a metre below the bridge decking.
Some photos for you.
Water pouring out of the gutters - we don't bother with downpipes. This is 10 minutes worth of rain.
That's my orchid house. I think we can now turn off the reticulated misters!
The driveway is now a bit squishy. I will be up to my ankles in mud at the gate!
I think I will leave walking out to my sewing room ( 50 metres from the house) until the thunder and lightening has passed. I'm a scaredy cat.
However within 24 hours evidence of rain will be negligible. Such is life in the Kimberley in the wet season.
We 've got rain! The Kimberley is wet - well my bit of it. Now this is in no way intended to rub it in to those of you still waiting for rain in drought stricken areas, however we have waited 12 months for a decent downpour. We will no longer be going "troppo".
The heavens opened at 08:00 am and in 21 minutes my wirelessly read rain gauge says 32 mm. ( I am technically up there with the best of them). The solar panels will be getting a wash, the ground is wet, the garden will be happy and the shallow aquifer will be replenished. Our water will be sweet once again. It was getting a bit "chewy" over the past few months!
There is 2 inches of water over the lawns and running down the driveway. The big green tree frogs are doing naughty things on the lawn. All is good with the day.
The newcomers to town will be predicting that the road out of town ( The Derby -Broome Highway) will be closed, that the Fitzroy River will be OVER the bridge at Willare and we had better do some "buy up big" shopping at Woolies just in case. We who know better will just say "is that right".
I have never seen water over the Willare Bridge. The decking is 17.5 metres above the river bed. I have seen the water a metre below the bridge decking.
Some photos for you.
Water pouring out of the gutters - we don't bother with downpipes. This is 10 minutes worth of rain.
That's my orchid house. I think we can now turn off the reticulated misters!
The driveway is now a bit squishy. I will be up to my ankles in mud at the gate!
I think I will leave walking out to my sewing room ( 50 metres from the house) until the thunder and lightening has passed. I'm a scaredy cat.
However within 24 hours evidence of rain will be negligible. Such is life in the Kimberley in the wet season.