Finally Rain....

I woke up at 5am today to the music of rain drops pelting onto our roof. How wonderful! Finally....

For so many months our farm has been pure dust, not offering a single blade of grass to our poor stock. The ground had become similar to a rough, old blanket with large, significant rips thoughout its texture, uneven and hard on our feet. The air had become stale and dusty, with the invasion of millions of annoying, little bush flies wanting to enter our mouths, noses and ears at any given chance.

We are one of the lucky farms that pumps water up from the Tarwin River into a large tank, which then gravity feeds down to the animal troughs. Still it proved to be a challenge trying to keep the tank water level up to at least a minimum, and hoping no salt would travel up the waterway from the mouth of the sea. The pump certainly earned its keep this season, pumping water sometimes eight hours a day with intervals in between, depending on tide times.

The cattle have become used to a diet of hay and silage, which we have continued to keep the paddocks stocked with. It's been our and their saving grace.

However now, with this beautiful steady rain, which is gold to our eyes, freshness to our breaths, and music to our ears, we may soon see a green tinge spread across the horizon, blanketing our paddocks. New growth will appear bringing relief to man and animal and a new season commences. Cobwebs will be dusted off (literally) and replaced with lush freshness and renewed hope.

Thank goodness : )