Posted by David Hare-Scott on February 13, 2009, 6:51 pm
My garden and pastures are slowly drinking in the rain that has been falling
on-and-off for 4 days. So far 60mm and more on the way. The cracks are
closing, the grass is growing and tanks are full. The steady showers are
filling up the subsoil with almost no runoff which is great. Perhaps in a
couple of days if the big sponge is getting full some runoff to refill the
dams and to get the river going would be nice. The horses have all calmed
down and stopped charging about - they seem to know their life will be
better now. Sadly, for the moment, it looks like the rain in NSW will be
mainly east of the ranges down to about Sydney.
David
Posted by terryc on February 13, 2009, 7:48 pm
On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:41:57 +1100, Ross McKay wrote:
> Yay! Good to hear. Shame about the HOGS field day though, I was looking
> forward to a bit of wine tasting and chatter.
Sigh, now even pigs do not like mud. No wonder modern pork is
tasteless. Modern animal husbandry has a lot to answer for.
Posted by faeychild on February 13, 2009, 8:56 pm
David Hare-Scott wrote:
> My garden and pastures are slowly drinking in the rain that has been
> falling
> on-and-off for 4 days. So far 60mm and more on the way. The cracks are
> closing, the grass is growing and tanks are full. The steady showers are
> filling up the subsoil with almost no runoff which is great. Perhaps in a
> couple of days if the big sponge is getting full some runoff to refill the
> dams and to get the river going would be nice. The horses have all calmed
> down and stopped charging about - they seem to know their life will be
> better now. Sadly, for the moment, it looks like the rain in NSW will be
> mainly east of the ranges down to about Sydney.
>
> David
half your luck, still as dry as a chip in Melbourne and covered with smoke haze
--
faeychild
Posted by Trish Brown on February 13, 2009, 10:04 pm
David Hare-Scott wrote:
> My garden and pastures are slowly drinking in the rain that has been
> falling on-and-off for 4 days. So far 60mm and more on the way. The
> cracks are closing, the grass is growing and tanks are full. The steady
> showers are filling up the subsoil with almost no runoff which is
> great. Perhaps in a couple of days if the big sponge is getting full
> some runoff to refill the dams and to get the river going would be
> nice. The horses have all calmed down and stopped charging about - they
> seem to know their life will be better now. Sadly, for the moment, it
> looks like the rain in NSW will be mainly east of the ranges down to
> about Sydney.
>
> David
What do you use your horses for, David? Are you a mad Pony Club Dad or
do Adult Riding Club or...?
--
Trish Brown
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Posted by David Hare-Scott on February 13, 2009, 10:21 pm
Trish Brown wrote:
> David Hare-Scott wrote:
>> My garden and pastures are slowly drinking in the rain that has been
>> falling on-and-off for 4 days. So far 60mm and more on the way. The
>> cracks are closing, the grass is growing and tanks are full. The
>> steady showers are filling up the subsoil with almost no runoff
>> which is great. Perhaps in a couple of days if the big sponge is
>> getting full some runoff to refill the dams and to get the river
>> going would be nice. The horses have all calmed down and stopped
>> charging about - they seem to know their life will be better now. Sadly,
>> for the moment, it looks like the rain in NSW will be mainly
>> east of the ranges down to about Sydney.
>>
>> David
> What do you use your horses for, David? Are you a mad Pony Club Dad or
> do Adult Riding Club or...?
We run a retirement herd for elderly and unsound horses, eleven at last
count.
David
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> forward to a bit of wine tasting and chatter.