Tuesday 24 October 2017

Recent Rain

We woke to the sound of heavy rain on our roof this morning, a storm rolling through just after four o'clock. I was happy lying there and listening to the sound of more water falling free from the sky. We've had some really decent rainfall lately, many days on end of wet weather. After a very dry Winter and a scorching start to Spring, our water tanks are full again and the garden deeply watered. There's nothing like rain for the garden!

I love to see nature's response to soaking rain, both in our garden and in the wider surrounds of our neighbourhood. The soil here now is moist down to a decent depth, the grass lush and green. The little creek, that runs through our suburban pocket, is flowing again. Plants have responded with new growth and fungi have emerged. The greens of the forest seem brighter too. Everything feels refreshed!

 In our garden:

 
 The mint is growing vigorously again.

 The lemongrass I planted has long & strappy leaves.

 A new sweet potato vine has started growing.

 The yellow Clivia lily is in bloom. 💚


The fragrant Gardenias are covered in buds and flowers.

 A single and perfect Gardenia flower.

In our neighbourhood:

The little creek is flowing again.

These lilies, that grow by the creek, are flowering. 


Different fungi are popping up on the ground and on logs.



Late on Saturday afternoon, after a whole day of steady rain, the wide and beautiful arc of a rainbow formed in the sky. A second  "double" arc could be seen just above it but it was so very faint.  We all stood out in our rather squelchy backyard in awe at the spectrum of colours in the sky. We all agreed it was quite special!

A late afternoon rainbow. 
Can you see the ever-so-faint double just above it?

How's the weather been at your place?

Meg







19 comments:

  1. I feel the same way Meg, refreshed and renewed after the rain.
    I'd love to come for a stroll through your garden and neighbourhood, it just looks amazing.

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    1. Everything is looking so much greener after the rain, Cheryl. What was dry and brown and crispy is now lush and green:) We do feel really lucky to live where we do, in a little green pocket of the world. Quiet and peaceful. Have you had rain at your place? Meg Xx

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    2. Yes we have now fortunately, everything here was brown and crunchy too.

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  2. Yes I can just make out that second rainbow. As a child I always tried to find the end of a rainbow. I truly believed I could. Imagination is the best.
    Beautiful photos of your yard and neighbourhood Meg. I also love how nature responds to the weather. Different sights, sounds and smells.
    Kylie

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    1. I love it when the little creek is flowing, Kylie. As I walk Sir Steve dog, along the path that run by the creek, we're accompanied by the sound of its gentle gurgling. I really wish I could've captured the entire arc of that rainbow, it seemed to stretch right over us from one point on the horizon to the other. Magic! Meg:)

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  3. The rain has just been amazing, hasn’t? What a great start to spring. Have a lovely day.
    Fi

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    1. Really wonderful to see plants putting on their Spring growth now. Fantastic! Meg:)

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  4. It is hard to photograph a double rainbow, Meg. I tried to capture one when we were at Caloundra. I have that gardenia and I think I should plant it out after seeing your photo. It has been in a pot since we got it in a free giveaway from our Council for ratepayers.

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    1. These gardenias are just heavenly when they are in flower, Chel. I love walking past and catching their fragrance on the breeze. They do well in the ground here so perhaps will do well up there at your place too. Meg:)

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  5. I love your garden. :) We have had Fall rains here and they have been very welcome after a long, hot and dry Summer. Many farmers plant winter wheat and they need the moisture to come up well in the Spring. My lawn and plants are loving the extra moisture too.

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    1. Thanks, Debbie. Farmers here in Australia have really needed rain too, many areas of the state where I live have been struggling with drought. It's a tough gig being a farmer! Lovely that you've had rain too. Meg:)

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  6. I've loved the rain as well ....your garden is thriving

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    1. I love rainy days, Kathy. The garden gets a good watering and I stay inside pottering around. Lovely! Meg:)

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  7. Those plants and flowers look great, so healthy and vigorous. Fab fungi, the second one looks like the horseshoe fungus we have in the UK. Lying in bed listening to the wind and rain is one of my favourite things! :)

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    1. I love the sound of rain on our corrugated iron roof. The early morning storm we had came through before dawn so it was still dark but the lightning lit up the sky through the windows. Meg:)

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  8. Thankyou for sharing your garden, nice to see it all looking refreshed.

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    1. It's looking great now, nothing like the rain for plants. Meg:)

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  9. Rain definitely brightens up the garden and the plants grow and extra foot overnight! Your garden is looking really healthy Meg.

    We haven't had a decent drop since April, it is getting quite drastic here, with dust blowing when we get hot days. I think the droughts might be back...

    xTania

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    1. Sad to hear you've not had enough rain, Tania. Makes gardening very challenging! We had the driest Winter and a scorching start to Spring so everything was parched. Then the rain came and, as you said, everything grew a foot or more overnight. I hope you get some rain soon. Meg:)

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