My weather station tells me that my garden has had close to 18mm of rain in the last hour with up to 63mm in the last 24 hours and rising.
So is the water. My back garden submerges once more.
Even in the front yard, at the verandah the ducks are having a ball.
Photos
Main: Back fenceline and garden path
1st: Rainforest goes under
2nd: Water under the back gate and up the garden path, lake out the back
3rd: A creek forms and runs under the shade trees
4th: A duck dabbles at the front verandah
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Previous Journals
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[24] Verandah garden , Tahitian Spinach , [04a] Duck Pond garden , and Tahitian Spinach (divided)
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Borage and [26] Propagation Area 2: Rainwater Tank Container garden
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Foxtail Palm Fruits - are they edible?
Foxtail Palm and [21] Adjacent Railway South garden
Later Journals
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Brahmi (1) and [04a] Duck Pond garden
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Bean, Snake and [05] Front Fenceline East garden
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Chilli pepper 'Jalapeno' and [24] Verandah garden
Comments
orientallily wrote:
Hope it dries up at least a little bit for you… and soon!
Posted on 27 Feb 12 (about 1 year ago)
rainymountain wrote:
I am guessing that this is an annual event? How long does the rainy season last? And is this as wet as it gets or are you looking preparing to launch your ark? The humidity must be exacerbating the heat.
Posted on 28 Feb 12 (about 1 year ago)
LillyPilly wrote:
We inlanders were very envious of you coast dwellers during the last dry cycle. Now we are finally getting some decent rainfall and you are being drowned. Your poor garden. This Summer has been bad for strong wind, how has it been up there?
Posted on 28 Feb 12 (about 1 year ago)
Carol wrote:
Yes, this is annual, we usually get a couple of weeks (minimum) when the water rises. The wet season itself runs from November to April, with the weather gradually getting wetter as the months go by until anywhere from late December to early March we can expect a drenching. It has been late this year. Last year it started Christmas Day and proceeded into February.
The humidity is at 99% but with so much rain there is constant cloud cover, so the temperature actually drops (it’s 28 deg C) in comparison to those days with clear skies when it can be several degrees above 30. We’ve had our share of windy days, but after Yasi last year, this thankfully has been a mild summer for us.
I ventured further out into the garden during a break in the weather yesterday and found my wet season ‘creek’ flowing past the fruit trees. The ducks have dabbled at the fenceline where the water enters and have dug themselves a new pond – I found them bathing there.
No need for an ark here in Bambaroo, it might get a little a wetter but the water doesn’t get much deeper. The deepest I’ve known it here is ankle deep. Unlike Ingham to the north where I’ve waded through the shopping centre in water up to my hips!
Posted on 01 Mar 12 (about 1 year ago)
Bernieh wrote:
I’ve found this year’s rather mild wet season a very refreshing change after last year’s fiasco. I think you’ve had a little more rain than us. We seem to get a heavy shower or two every week, but we’re still getting mostly sunny days. The seasonal creek is flowing once again and it’s lovely hearing the sound of tumbling water. The thunderstorms this wet season have been magnificent. I can’t remember having so many for a number of years now.
Posted on 01 Mar 12 (about 1 year ago)
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