Just in time.

After several months without rain, we've now gone to the opposite extreme here, with about 4 days of rain, and counting. We were sorely in need of it, being down to about 4 rungs of water in our tank. That's still several thousand litres, but we were starting to become concerned. Thankfully, after the heavy rain today, we're back up to around 2/3 of a tank, which should see us through the next couple of months, even if we don't get any more rain.

We had a few issues with the guttering at the back of the shed overflowing because it was choked with leaves. We didn't realise that until the heavy rain hit, too late to clear it. We did get it done in a break in the rain, but haven't had too much more since. Hopefully we'll get another lot of rain overnight, then it will clear in the morning, for DD's 4th birthday. We're all heartily sick of not being able to hear each other over the drumming of the rain on the roof.

Of course, it would have been even better if this tank, delivered the week before the rain, had been installed! It would have been half full by now, and might have stopped some of the buildup of water lying around the back of the house! Even once the tank is in though, I think we're going to have some serious drainage issues here.

Of course, these drainage issues are kind of serious too. This is our driveway! It's not really the water that's the problem, but the mud. It's that really slippery clay, recently dug up and put back to put the electricity cable across here. I haven't been bogged yet this time (happened early on, before we moved in), but we're being very cautious. At least, if it happens, we don't have far to walk home!

The garden is certainly enjoying it. I swear the peas have grown about 3 inches since it started, and they're all flowering like mad. Everything is greening up, and I think all the rooster booster I threw around last week was put down just in time. The rain is dissolving it all, and sending it into the ground.