Our Dam Runneth Over

Seven inches of rain has broken our drought here in the Northern Rivers region. At last our dam is running over and is well and truly flushed out.

Maggie and Molly head for the willow tree in the dam. This hasn't officially been a flood as such but it is good enough for us.

Maggie poses with her 'over the shoulder' look.

At last all the wood ducks and their babies can hide in amongst the grasses at the side of the dam now that the water level has risen. This keeps them safe from predators.

Some of our Russian Garlic is starting to sprout up flowers.  We will have to cut these off to ensure all the growth effort goes into the bulbs in the ground below. In another couple of weeks we will harvest the biggest garlic plants and begin the processing stage.

With the rain has also come giant weeds amongst the crop. 

This is a new bird feeder that Rob has made for our garden. It took the local birds about 24 hours to find it. And yes that is Doug photo-bombing in the background.

The local fire wrens enjoying their new verandah café. Rob is making some more of them for the next markets in November. We have placed it next to the native hibiscus bushes so that the wrens have somewhere to hide at a moment's notice. Last year they actually nested in these bushes and I expect they will again this year. Now it is as though they have MacBirds right next door!

All that water of course also means lots of mud. Here is Doug sporting his brand new cotton rug complete with layers of mud from his daily roll.  Molly does her duty watching his every move like a good cattle dog.

Meanwhile, Mum is staying at our place on holiday from South Australia. This morning we met with friends Margaret and Jodie at our local café Gateway Fine Foods.  Jodie is one of our talented local artists and her Mum Margaret is here visiting as well. Three hours and lots of belly laughs later we were all full of tea, coffee, cake and good vibes.

Counting down the days to the next market. Christmas is coming and we are all looking for something special to gift friends and family. I am spoilt for choice living amongst so many talented artists and crafters.

Have a good weekend and see you next week.