Our Gardens

Yes @jennyss, he is pretty relaxed. The rest of his mob were spread around our backyard, some eating, some relaxing like him. They come through most days or nights and are fairly used to us humans. They are pretty road savvy too!  :)

@Deanne, your kangaroo has posed very elegantly!

Ah Annie. At least you had it to lose. My girls say I never had it to begin with.

@Blossom1961 and @jennyss

Blossom you can take all the credit and jennyss I  give you my apologies. 

Ah damn just goes to show that either I am losing it or more to the point have lost it. I have decided that I am not going to look for it, I quite like my life as it now is. 

Now, who am I again???

@Annie C That is @jennyss garden, not mine. But hey, I’ll take the credit thank you.

Dear @"Annie C", Good wet Kimberley news with lightning bolts thrown in!

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.

We live at the edge of a rural village. The front yard is not fenced, and this hungry kangaroo was hoping for some green grass near the house this morning. You can see the roo poo! On our north verandah I am watering some pots including these petunias and lemonade tree with shower and washing water. Here's hoping we will get some rain later this  week. Maybe even enough  to put some fires out. Best wishes to all from Western NSW.

Lovely to hear from you @kitkatb! Good to hear you're working, and despite the fatigue, are up for more. Take care, K xox