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Hello All
@Blossom1961
I am a little bit green with envy of your citrus tree and petunias. I have murdered every citrus tree that I have planted. After 6 I have given up. Cheaper to buy lemons. Petunias I can grow, but in our dry season they tend to be straggly and sparse on flowers.
Ah rain! We either have too much of it or not enough. Our wet season has started magically well and my thoughts are with those of you who have not enough rain.
Since the beginning of our 'Wet' (November) we have exceeded last year's poor performance. The result - the weeds are green as, the aquifer has been replenished, our bore is happy and our water supply is assured!
Our best downfall arrived on Christmas Eve when a thunderstorm rolled up at 6 pm and brought with it thunder, lightening and a torrential downpour that stayed around until just before midnight.
The rain was welcomed but the lightening was not. At 6:10 pm a lightening bolt took out the town's main transformer in the powerhouse yard. Fried it. One smoking, twisted, mangled mess.
A new transformer was bought up from Broome (220 kms) by a truckie who answered the urgent call from our power maintenance crew, made space on his truck and arrived at midnight in town.
Midnight Mass at our little local church was held by candlelight which added to the mysticalness of the liturgy. Just as the mass was finishing and the Good Father was giving the blessing, power was restored to our little town. There was much clapping and cheering from the congregation and I got the impression that Father Victor thought that he had something to do with it!
Life in the Kimberley in the Wet Season can be interesting.
@Blossom1961
I am a little bit green with envy of your citrus tree and petunias. I have murdered every citrus tree that I have planted. After 6 I have given up. Cheaper to buy lemons. Petunias I can grow, but in our dry season they tend to be straggly and sparse on flowers.
Ah rain! We either have too much of it or not enough. Our wet season has started magically well and my thoughts are with those of you who have not enough rain.
Since the beginning of our 'Wet' (November) we have exceeded last year's poor performance. The result - the weeds are green as, the aquifer has been replenished, our bore is happy and our water supply is assured!
Our best downfall arrived on Christmas Eve when a thunderstorm rolled up at 6 pm and brought with it thunder, lightening and a torrential downpour that stayed around until just before midnight.
The rain was welcomed but the lightening was not. At 6:10 pm a lightening bolt took out the town's main transformer in the powerhouse yard. Fried it. One smoking, twisted, mangled mess.
A new transformer was bought up from Broome (220 kms) by a truckie who answered the urgent call from our power maintenance crew, made space on his truck and arrived at midnight in town.
Midnight Mass at our little local church was held by candlelight which added to the mysticalness of the liturgy. Just as the mass was finishing and the Good Father was giving the blessing, power was restored to our little town. There was much clapping and cheering from the congregation and I got the impression that Father Victor thought that he had something to do with it!
Life in the Kimberley in the Wet Season can be interesting.