16.3.2025
We have cool weather for the first time in ages. Yesterday we got rain, lots of rain. It was totally the wrong day as we hosted a permaculture open day but with the dams and tanks emptying fast any rain was good rain, and no one was complaining.
Luckily, we had planned a house tour and shared lunch with cheese tasting. This all took up most of the time and was fun. Everyone brought great food to share and it was all like a fun party. We did a lightening farm tour dashing between sheltered areas as the rain poured down. At least the goats were all in the shed owing to their hate of rain. They were easily seen and even the sheep were in their shelter shed and came out to see us in case we had food for them.
It was probably a good thing no one wanted to look too hard at the gardens. Wildlife has been using our place as an emergency feeding station. To save anything I have been forced to use nets, The ground everywhere is covered in kangaroo and wombat droppings and every blade of grass has been eaten. Each morning there is more devastation. If this continues radical solutions will be needed.
Last week was busy. The shearer came and we shore and drenched all the sheep. It was hard with the temperature in the high thirties but at least Andrew could work in the shade of the sheep shed. Edd and I did a big clean up as the building work was over and Indi did a great job working in the gardens
Today feels odd. The gardens do not need watering, the house is clean and outside we have got a lot of the problems back under control. It is the first day for ages that I am not under pressure to do anything and to tell the truth I am not sure I like it! It does not feel normal but what does. Today we hear that all the attempts to slow climate change have been abandoned by the US. If the climate scientists are right, we are heading fast into chaos. I tend to believe what science says rather more than the USA leaders.
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