There's an amazing sense of security in a full dam - even though we don't use the water for anything.
We pump our house and livestock water from the spring that runs all year on the other side of the property. Last year our top dam filled in July when we had more than 100mm of rain over a weekend. Our neighbours, who have lived in the road for years, said they'd never seen it full till then.
This year it's overflowing again.
So far for August we've had 210.4mm, which is pretty reasonable. The weather man says the rainfall on the north-west coast this month has been average to above-average. It's funny how we forget what's normal. A couple of dry winters, then this, and we feel like we're on Noah's Ark (the rare animal breeds add to the illusion).
While it's lovely hearing the soil slurp up the moisture ready for summer, we're a bit sick of the mud. Even the pigs are getting a bit sick of the mud - really.
We're pleased the forecast for our tree planting weekend is fine, fine, fine.
However, with the soil as saturated as it is, the mud's not going to go away immediately. If you're coming to plant with us, don't forget your gumboots!
Those boots would go very well with my pig jeans. I've decided not to wash them, but to see whether the mud will eventually obscure the denim altogether.
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