How exciting is that!

When we lived in New Zealand it rained often. When you washed the car it rained. When you washed the windows it rained. When you did the washing you consulted the weather forecast like a witch doctor consults the gods to see if it would be dry all day or maybe it would rain on your washing too. That is why the country has it's ‘clean and green’ label, which it richly deserves.

From time to time there are droughts in New Zealand, but generally they only last for a few months, and then the rain comes back, sometimes enough to flood some rivers, but usually  just enough to bring back the green.

But here, at the moment, about 60% of Queensland is in drought, and I mean drought. No rain for months and months, little feed left for the stock, selling off the stock, which means no income for next year, and generally throwing up their hands, and sometimes throwing in the towel.

Well, yesterday it rained here. The first decent rain we have seen for 8 to 10 weeks, or maybe more. It wasn’t heavy rain, but it was enough to wet the grass, water the pot plants, and hear a few dribbles going into the tank.  We had some storms go over during the afternoon and evening too. Some areas got around 50ml, but we just got a little tease.

However, more is forecast, and in the next couple of days I hope to stand on the deck here, see the storms coming and enjoy the rain. Who would think you could get so excited by a bit of rain?

We even had a rainbow to prove it!