Rain: Wherefore art thou?
Really - and I can speak from experience; I lived here four years ago. In 2003, it poured down. It was freezing and rainy all during September. I remember wondering what kind of hellhole I’d moved to. And yet, this year, it’s pretty warm and far too sunny.
My plants are so dry. And it’s not just the lack of actual rain, but the dryness in general. I watered them (tell no one) the day before last, and it rained last night - and today they are just dry as a bone. The air just saps the liquid from the soil.
And one of the fireplugs was open today with a Yarra Water truck parked right by it - I was thinking about how many liters were pouring into the street and how much my garden would love it. Sigh.
It’s meant to rain tonight. I hope it does. They reckon this year might be the endgame for Victorian farmers (if it doesn’t rain heaps, and well soon) - which, aside from the higher food prices here - will just be devastating for the state.
Johnny H. reckons we should pray for rain. Luckily, he won’t be PM much longer.
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