rain coming

[aj.lec]

We have had 16mm over the last fews days

Looks like a bit of a shed repair job for you

About 15 years ago one of the farms steel frame sheds got caught in a high wind and bent the frame to the east about 20 degrees
Much to our suprise it straightened up quite well when we pulled it back with the old International 1086
Followed by a bit of cross bracing so it didnt happen again

[hrpearce]

Unfortunately most of the wall frame is cyprus pine from snowy scheme barriks so it is quite brittle. Some of the concrete footings are smashed where the bottom plate was bolted down so it is going to be a challange.

[Rod Diery]

doesn't look good......

[Howard]

This year is shaping up to be a good season. We have had several falls since Christmas, good soaking rains that have not only filled dams but also returned sub-soil moisture, which has not been present for the last eight or nine years.
The crops around here are looking bloody fantastic despite the locusts that chewed off some of the emerging crops. The cerial crops bounced back OK but the Canola is suffering in the few areas that it was attacked.
All in all we have had the best start to the cropping season we have had in in at least 12 years!

[hrpearce]

I have measured rain 15 mornings in the last 18 days. The ground is the wetest it's been in years and 4WD is a must at the moment. My latest chalange is to teach the boys how to drive in mud something they haven't had to do in the past.
The photo shows a one inch diameter flow of water in the paddock just outside the house yard so the water table is finally recovering.

[Keith Webb]

Just as long as it doesn't flow through the house.

I've just driven to Adelaide and the country all through has been very wet indeed. Adelaide has had it's wettest Augusts for 18 years, or in other words they have had what used to be a normal winter.

[Rod Diery]

Dry as a dead donkey's donger here in the west

Rod