Our health and the weather have dominated life at our house. Attila survived an accident, unscathed, which is a very big deal in our little world. The drought has continued, after a brief reprieve of just under an hours soft rainfall last week in the early hours of Thursday morning. Thundershowers are predicted for today.… Continue reading No Place Like Home
Author: Maggie Turner
Drying Out and Put Out
It is a beautiful day! The sun is shining bright. Humidity is low. Great for a vacation. Not so great in the midst of a drought. Our neighbours are seasonal. I feel a bit put out with them at the moment. When visiting their property they use water just like they would in the city,… Continue reading Drying Out and Put Out
Lucky Day
We had our hour of rain last Thursday morning at one in the morning. It wasn’t a lot but it seemed enough to keep the weeds alive, which is something. Now it is sunny again, with rain forecast for next week. I hope that rain arrives. Although the landscape looks to have experienced some reprieve… Continue reading Lucky Day
Rain!
In the very early morning I awoke to the soft patter of raindrops. Immediately I was awake and stood at the open window, thrilled. It lasted about an hour. I did wake Attila to tell him it was raining, he mumbled “I know”, rolled over and was asleep. I am not sure he woke up.… Continue reading Rain!
Forest Fires
It doesn’t come as a surprise, but that doesn’t make it any less upsetting. Attila says we haven’t had an adequate rainfall here since June 11. Things are tinder dry. There are dead and dying trees all over the landscape. And the forest fires we feared are here, well not at our house, but within… Continue reading Forest Fires