Rain Breaks the Drought

It's been raining! The change in weather began just about two weeks ago, and since then we've had mostly cloudy skies and quite a few days of almost solid rain.

Our stream (actually not ours; it's in the valley below our house and runs through our neighbour's land) has begun to flow again, although it hardly warrants the rather grand name Tabua River. What's more, the landscape has gone from being tired and dusty (and burnt!) to lush, green and vibrant. What a change! As a result, we've been busy in the garden again, preparing vegetable beds for autumn and winter sowing.

Unfortunately, I've been too busy taking pictures of all the wiring and piping currently being installed in the house to take pictures of our newly rejuvenated countryside. But I'll try to get some up here as soon as I can.