Rain and Rest.

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The sun rose on a much cooler day today, with a high of only 27 deg C, as the sky has been overcast most of the day.

Dark clouds appeared over the ranges around 9.00 am. Such a welcome sight. Even better, we had RAIN!

Well, showers of rain at least. Very, very light mid-Springtime showers have been rolling by for half the day, and while the total amount of rain will be negligible, it’s such a joy to hear the sound of soft drizzle on the roof after a long dry season.

There was nowhere near enough rain to penetrate the dry ground on the property, but was delightful anyway. Fingers crossed there’s more on the way soon!

No hard work in the garden today. I took the opportunity to rest up a bit, but I did enjoy wandering around the courtyard garden in the drizzle a few times.

I noticed that the ‘breaks’ on the two Cycads at the end of the courtyard garden are nearly fully open now,

and the Cycad that sits beside the pergola is showing off a tiny break as well. Lots of new growth happening with all three Cycads this springtime.

There were a couple of Laughing Kookaburras hanging around. They’re probably siblings as Laughing Kookaburras tend to stay in one area with their family group.

Love the cheery faces of this Turnera that sits beside the pond.

Turnera subulata flowers only open around 8.00 am in the morning and they close up in the afternoon. The flowers only last one day.

As I was hovering around the pond, I noticed a nasty unwelcome visitor sitting in the water to the side of the pond. Cane Toad (Bufo marinus)! An introduced pest that is tough, adaptable and poisonous! Nasty things, and ugly as well! I think this one just might meet a rather sad end!

• 2 Oct, 2024
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