It is raining again today, but nothing like the extreme rain we had a few days ago. All the paddocks on the Farmlet are still very soggy, but we are lucky to be on high ground — out of the way of the flood waters that filled this valley and surrounding areas last week. The newly-dug dam is full of water and holding up well. We feel glad that we took the time to plant lupins around the top of the dam this Autumn to help hold the loose soil in place. Kevin wrote about the rain and flooding several days ago on his other site.
At least all the wet weather is giving us a chance to do some indoor chores. I spent today tidying and re-organising the larder and the rest of the kitchen. During a fine spell, we took some food out to the goats, and went for a walk up the hill to see the cows and new calf. For anyone who’s interested, Kevin updated the post about Rosie’s calf yesterday, adding another photo. We are pleased that the calf looks stronger and livelier every time we check!
God, you guys are so lucky to be getting rain… please send some our way!
Wish we could send you some of our surplus rain, Mike. I’m sure the people in Southern California would like some too, as they are experiencing a really bad drought.
Best of luck,
Rebecca
ahhh, lupins around the pond….sounds lovely. make sure you post photos next year when they bloom.
congrats on the new bull calf.
sometime on another rainy day, if you still have them, could you post the crochet patterns for those little flowers we made up at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival a few years ago?
if you don’t have them or know where they are, don’t worry about it! i’ll figure it out eventually!
@ Rebecca:
Next time I’m inside on a rainy day, I’ll have a look for the crochet pattern for those flowers. Thinking of making those brings back some good memories! For now, the sun is shining (a bit, at least) and we are working on some outside projects.
@Mimit:
I’m sure we won’t be able to resist taking some lupin photos — if they are as pretty as we are hoping!
Thanks for the comments,
Rebecca