Well, we have been hoping and praying for it for years and finally we have had some good falls of rain which have cheered up our farmers ever so much although I have heard that some have missed out. It has been rather dismal though with the grey skies so when I was at the market on Saturday I bought some sunflowers from a lady from Clifton to cheer me up. However, she said at the time they hadn't had a lot of rain where she lives so hopefully she has had some more during the week as some places are now flooding and residents are being told they may have to evacuate. Typical Australia! Fires one month and floods the next. LOL!
Some mornings have been really foggy....
...like this one and the visibility isn't too marvellous if you are driving.
The hollyhocks that are still flowering are loving it though...
...as are what are left of our many cliveas which, as you can see from the photo, didn't cope too well with the constant heat and lack of rain.
I tried to put as many bromeliads as possible under the pecan nut tree as soon as the hot weather arrived and most of them have survived thankfully although looking a bit the worse for wear.
Of course the rain brings with it the abundance of weeds which have appeared in their hundreds on our 1/2 acre so once it fines up the Slasher will be given a workout.
I have been unwell with another bout of vomiting which I don't think is a wog but thankfully wasn't full blown vertigo so have been laid low for a couple of days but this morning I took a walk around the garden to see how many weeds I need to pull out or spray when it stops raining and I came across these yellow specimens growing in the pot containing a azalea plant. I have never seen yellow fungi growing here before as normally it is white.
Those who are on Instagram would have already seen these photos. It takes me a while to get around to writing up a blog post these days as any blogger would know it takes time to upload and resize photos etc.and then I have to try and think of something intelligent to say and that does take a while at the best of times. Ha ha! Sorry I don't have any new craft tips or ideas or a recipe to try but I will get around to it eventually. I know what 'they' mean when 'they' say you don't spring back as quickly from illness when you get older like you do when you are young. Not that I am old or anything :-)
I hope everyone is having a wonderful week and if you are in Australia that you are enjoying the change in weather. I believe the weather around the globe is a tad odd at present so I hope you all stay safe and well.
Vomiting is not good. Hope that you feel better soon. So glad you are getting the rain you need up your way.
ReplyDeleteJane, I think vomiting is the pits as you can't do anything when you are like that. It is normally short lived though thankfully. One episode of Labyrinthitis is enough to last me a lifetime.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I have had Labyrinthitis which lasted for a while. Once I got over the initial attack it came back in short bursts for years. It is a rotten feeling but luckily medication made a big difference.
ReplyDeleteMy yard is a jungle and I have to be careful about walking on the grass as my footprints leave a trail of dents in the underlying clay soil. They are visible in the grass after mowing and leave a spooky appearance. But I am not complaining the rain is wonderful.
Isn't Labyrinthitis terrible, Bernie? I just had to lie still when I had it. I was only slightly dizzy this time thankfully.
DeleteI'm sorry you were not feeling well. I hope yo are fully recovered now.
ReplyDeleteIt's one thing after another, isn't it? First it was wild fires, now flooding. Weather tends to get very extreme now.
Hes, I can drink coffee again so I must have recovered, Nil. LOL! I always know when I am sick as I can't stand the thought of drinking coffee.
DeleteSo nice to see some rain and flowers. We all need cheering up!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely and the sunflowers are lasting so well. Much better than my roses which only last a couple of days.
DeleteI wonder what the vomiting is. I felt a bit queasy myself lately. Change of season, thingy??? Didn't have it as bad, as it sounds like you did though. I also have that fungi growing in my containers! Nothing says water abundance than fungi caps appearing in the garden. Your cliveas look like our lomandra grass. Glad yours survived. They have such beautiful flowers. I've only kept the orange variety. Do you have different ones?
ReplyDeleteChris, I didn't think it was a wog but perhaps it was. I just had the vomiting for part of one day but was really tired for a few days afterwards. We have the usual coloured cliveas, plus a dark orange one and I think we still have a yellow one. There are some lovely ones for sale during the Carnival but they are very expensive. I planted my two lomandra grass plants out into a big pot on one of the cooler days before the rain but some of it is dying now so I was wondering if it doesn't like too much rain.
ReplyDeleteThis rain is just wonderful after such prolonged dry times. I am loving it though I would like a sunshiny day to dry the washing that strung up everywhere! Glad you have gotten lots out your way and those further west too.
ReplyDeleteSunflowers are gorgeous:) Hope you are feeling better and back into the swing of things. MegXx
Isn't is amazing what a bit of rain does to our gardens - and don't those weeds just love it. I bought some sunflowers recently too because the drought caused mine to fail this year.
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