I'm off to build an ark!

If I have any roses left after this week it will be a miracle I've not seen rain quite this heavy and settled in for a long time! So much for all my pollinations... how is everyone else faring with the flooding?

Sorry to hear about your great flood Simon. Here in the Sydney burbs we have had quite sufficient but not as much as the country areas of NSW which are under flood ATM. Whilst I am thankful for the rains we have had, I was also thankful that I got to enjoy the spring flush in mid October - kind of awakened my desire to plant more in the back, which of course I now have.

I hope this rain will be worth it for you and everyone else who is getting more than they currently desire.

Not so much a problem for me here.. I'm 180m above sea level here It might stop me from getting to work in the morning.. which would be a shame I saw Mudgee was copping it. I hope David is doing OK... and Karen too...

We have had 79.6mm of rain yesterday.

That's pretty impressive too

Up here on the "Sunshine" Coast we had 95mm in a couple hours yesterday.

Stop bragging you lot.

Seeing you brought up the subject of Simon, some figures from Mudgee. 3,23,42,79,30,19.5,30,3. These are from thje 30 Nov to 6 Dec. Only one day off.
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This is the river at theback of the house.
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MY driveway out from the house.
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Transport of the only kind.
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Looking at the step on the tractor going to work, when I came home it had risen to the door/floor of tractor. At the cornera bit over 1 metre deep.

We are drying out at present, but they are saying upto 100mL in the area over next couple of days. Karen is ok, if the weather holds off we will be going out to see her "BUT" the road to her goes under very quick., Everyone enjoy the pictures.

Well - the good news is all my tanks a full.

The bad news is several of my rose beds look like some of the pictures above. Don't roses look lovely sitting in pools of water ....I knew I had a few drainage problems in a particular area that I would sort out over my holidays this Xmas with some Ag.drains. Looks like the rain beat me to it.

Better ask Santa for some galoshes

' recommend that the 1st animal on the ark must be Davids goat, Where is it saved currently ?

regards from the cold
Bernhard

Benny is ok, Bernhard.He was the first to be moved to high ground. Where he was got to about 300ml deep. Gave him some long grass to eat and a wild cherry to prune, also a peppercorn tree to keeep out of the rain so he could have some cover from the rain.

I'm relieved to see you're still posting, David. After the news last night, I was worried that your river would rise just too far.

I am seriously starting to think we have had too much.

Yes... it's been dry here the last few days... Last Sunday was our last rain. I'm hoping ot stays away for a while too.

Actually I am thinking of applying for drought releif funding. It has not rained here since about 4AM and the forcast is for no more rain until the moderate to heavy falls that we are supposed to get later today.

Bonita, Gary, are you OK? Others?

The place is a mess, I have not been to work for the last couple of days and we are cut off at present but we are not to bad. Nothing like those poor people in Toowoomba etc.

We seem to be in the same band of rain that Toowoomba etc copped yesterday. I have lost track of the amount of rain we have had it but must be nearly 1 metre in the last week.

The roses are surviving quite ok and I am sure some are growing in water. A lot of our other plants have not made it though.

Isn't Ian around Toowoomba? Has anyone heard from him?

I have just emailed him, it might bounce back or we wait.

Ian is Ok, recieved email that he is safe.

Yay!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH I have had enough, 4days of rain.

This rain and the humidity is unbeleivable. Im out west of melb and drive around alot for work and everywhere ive been going has flood warnings on it . My backyard is 6 inches deep in some sections and the kids are loving it . my rose beds are on the high side of my block and have faired ok. Hope everyone is safe, Cracks