But I am going to taunt the ‘Weather Gods’ and say it anyway, “It can stop raining anytime it likes now.”
Living in one of the lower rainfall areas of Tasmania, I tend to obsess a bit about the weather. At one stage in the previous drought when I heard the first spattering of raindrops on the roof, I wouldn’t even say the ‘R’ word for fear it would stop. The drought had become so bad that buying water in winter wasn’t unusual.
It seems like it has been raining forever. A steady drought breaking rain that has filled farm dams and turned the parched brown land a soft green. All my frogponds are overflowing and the rain has soaked right into the subsoil. Everywhere I look there is water. Winter creeks that had been dry for years are running, and to use some Amy-speak, my yard is full of Muddy Cuddles
I haven’t taken my camera out of its case for a while now. The last photos I took were of Mum in hospital and that seems like a lifetime ago.
So on this grey, rainy day, in an attempt to lift my grey mood, here are some photos that I took last summer.
I had titled that one Blue tongue lizard hunting snails. But now that I think about it snail hunting is a bit of a misleading title. It’s not like the snails leap up and lead the lizards on a merry dance now is it?
And now whilst I am on the subject of snails here are some more…
I am taking Miss Amy to kinder-gym today. I will be taking my camera but I fully expect that I will be far too busy to even get it out of my bag. Kinder-gym used to wear me out when I was a fit new mother all those years ago. God knows what it will do to me now that I am an unfit old granny. (eeek)
…. to be continued
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Amy is going to love it.
And yes. I am so sick of the grey and dreary. Just a little bit of sunshine would be lovely. It wouldn’t even have to be warm, just yellow and shiny.
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Just today Mr Hyphen and I were laughing that “all this rain” is making it very green around here. We’ve forgotten what it’s like to get rain more than a handful of days in the summer. 7 or 8 (or more?) years of drought has changed our thought patterns. The mosquitoes seem to be making the best of the wet weather.
I LOVE the threes a crowd photo above.
Hope you had tons of fun at kinder-gym with Miss Amy!
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Haven’t had much sunshine here yet, either. It’s July, and the bleeding hearts haven’t wizzled up yet.
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Hey, I don’t follow blogs regularly but I just been to Veronica’s blog and I read about your mum. I am so sorry to hear of her death. My thoughts are with you. xx
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Grey and cold here too – but we’re not supposed to have winter rain – but it looks ominous today! The Cape has the winter rains – we’re too far north.
Lizard photo is great – and so are the snails – after the rains the lizards are going to feast!
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Blimey, good luck at Kindy-Gym. I hate that kind of thing. My poor children will be so unfit! I like your teeny tiny frog.
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If only you could send as much rain as you wanted to Central Texas we really really really need it here!!!
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Sunshine is on it’s way. We’re having a few sunny days here in Adelaide and our weather usually heads your way.
That blue tongue lizard looks like the brother to the one that appeared in my backyard last summer. Did I send you photos of him? We haven’t seen him since that day, but we hope he’s still around.
I have photos of my grand daughter at kinder-gym, but I was there with my daughter so she did the looking after etc, and I got to take the photos.
The sun WILL shine. And your pictures, as always, are awesome.
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Love your pics always, Granny 😛
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There’s no doubt that the sun will shine agian. Let’s hope it’s sooner as opposed to later.
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I love the snail riding frog
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I want to know what the heck those snails are doing! Isn’t this a family rated blog?
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Have fun at kinder-gym! Don’t hurt anything important. X
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Good luck with kindergym. Tomorrow we’re off for 6 days of live-in babysitting younger friends’ 7, 9, and 11 year olds – and it’s school holidays heaven help us. Always been term time when we’ve done this before. Weather cold and wet here too and although we really need the rain, I’m really totally over it now 😉
our tank is overflowing…we were scratching our heads actually wondering what to do with the water?
It’s nice to look back through old photos, they are so important.
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thinking of you..
beautiful pics.
hope you have fun with Amy..
btw your not old.. 🙂
It’s been rainiong here for days now too. LOve your pictures, I always do.
I have an award for you at my blog, one that suits you really fine. Much deserved. Hugs xxx