1.11.2010. Last week was lovely. Warm to hot sunny days enabled us to get heaps done. Edd completed his fence project so the sheep and lambs are now enjoying fresh grass in the big paddock around the dams. On our side of the fence we have cleaned up our designated living space. We have also mowed all the grass and weeded the garden. The appearance of a tiger snake prompted this flurry of cleaning up activity, as it is nice to see what is lurking in the grass before it bites you!
In a storm of inspiration I even washed down our donga and got most of it painted in a dull ,light, cement colour to tone into the surroundings.
On a more practical level Edd got a ladder up to the roof and sealed up the spot over my bed with bitumen.
This was very fortuitous because yesterday and again today the rain has deluged down. Roads became fast running rivers and we were lucky to get back home before the bridge was flooded. At one point we saw what looked like a giant caterpillar crossing in front of the car. As it swam past I saw it was quite a large eel!
Today we drove out to check the damage. The water must have risen a meter over the bridge at some time in the night and Yarra Glen racecourse had become a lake. This is most unfortunate and does not look good for the big race meeting on Tuesday. The road to healesville was closed and all the low areas of Dixon’s Creek were under water. It was rather fun looking at it all once we confirmed that our own home was leak proof again.
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