Still cursing and marvelling at Mother Nature

The rain continues in this sub-tropical paradise.  Rain is not unexpected for this time of year but it is still hard to take.  We have been back about two and a half months and have had less than 25 days when it has not rained and most of the rain is quite torrential.  The biggest frustration is that the rain is stopping some of our major building and repair work.  The clock is ticking and we need to get these projects done.  Still there are enough other tasks on the ‘to do’ list to keep us busy and in the meantime Mother Nature is providing us with some sweet gifts.

First there is Turkey Lurkey, our surrogate pet who comes most evenings for his slice of bread and food scraps.  He has become quite friendly, eating out of Bob’s hand and even attempting to come inside – cheeky thing!

Turkey Lurkey coming for his feed

Cheeky thing trying to come inside

Eating out of Bob's hand

Then there is the azure kingfisher that flits around the dam feasting on the hundreds of tadpoles.

Kingfisher looking for tadpoles

Finally just along the road where the school bus passes every weekday is this brilliant floral display.  I haven’t been able to find out its name, but it is certainly a beauty.

Gorgeous display

Meanwhile the creek rises and falls with the downpours and nature continues its seasonal cycle on this special Co-op.

Creek rising again