how much rain today BG :)

Well i don’t know about BG, but we got another 5mm today, making 17mm all up for the last 2 days:)

9mm for me :D :D

bluegreen said:

9mm for me :D :D

…and still falling.

bluegreen said:

bluegreen said:

9mm for me :D :D

…and still falling.

just another nice dropover here, I have ben outside sweeping the side path in the rain, gets rid of all the green winters yuckies LOL, green waste bin under the over flow of the roof so will be nice and clean and will tip the water onto the back lawn , hehehehehe

13mm…

bluegreen said:

13mm…

thanks and more going on here ATM :)

The Estate said:

bluegreen said:

13mm…

thanks and more going on here ATM :)

21mm…

bluegreen said:

The Estate said:

bluegreen said:

13mm…

thanks and more going on here ATM :)
loody Chris and JB took a pic of me out in the rain sweeping the sideway LOL

21mm…

Hard at work as and as wet as a shag on a rock as they saying goes LOL

The Estate said:

Hard at work as and as wet as a shag on a rock as they saying goes LOL

“Raindrops are falling on my head” Lalalalala :D

orchid40 said:

The Estate said:

Hard at work as and as wet as a shag on a rock as they saying goes LOL

“Raindrops are falling on my head” Lalalalala :D

Thank goodness it’s not raining men – not half as useful as good ol’ water falling from the sky ;)

Yeehah said:

orchid40 said:

The Estate said:

Hard at work as and as wet as a shag on a rock as they saying goes LOL

“Raindrops are falling on my head” Lalalalala :D

Thank goodness it’s not raining men – not half as useful as good ol’ water falling from the sky ;)

And they would hurt, too LOL

Yeehah said:

orchid40 said:

The Estate said:

Hard at work as and as wet as a shag on a rock as they saying goes LOL

OMG wouldn’t know waht to do ith them LOLOLOL

“Raindrops are falling on my head” Lalalalala :D

Thank goodness it’s not raining men – not half as useful as good ol’ water falling from the sky ;)

Thee, you need to scroll down to below all the quotes before typing in your reply ;)

bluegreen said:

Thee, you need to scroll down to below all the quotes before typing in your reply ;)

okies I did and cant see what you mean, must be having a men-o-pausal momment LOL, I rea men and poof my brain went crazy LOL.

Mmmmmm must be nearly my bedtimes again ??

30mm all up – most satisfactory :D

and more showers forecast through to Monday :D

bluegreen said:

30mm all up – most satisfactory :D

and more showers forecast through to Monday :D

More than what we got:( But very glad for you.

Ah it was lovely to see, my green waste bin is nearly half full which I will tip on the lawn tonight

my barrels were overflowing :D

sorry you didn’t get much Lucky, hope it comes for you soon too…

bluegreen said:

my barrels were overflowing :D

sorry you didn’t get much Lucky, hope it comes for you soon too…

Thanks Thee we hope so too here.

bluegreen said:

30mm all up – most satisfactory :D

and more showers forecast through to Monday :D

More than we had here, I think ours added up to about 20mm. There’s more up there though :)

40mm last night and some more tonight :)

Brings the total to 230mm for the ytd.

1mm last night making ytd 77mm

bluegreen said:

1mm last night making ytd 77mm

think I’d rather have PM’s total :(

The Estate said:

bluegreen said:

1mm last night making ytd 77mm

think I’d rather have PM’s total :(

yeah, that looks a bit healthier :)

bluegreen said:

1mm last night making ytd 77mm

just over 30 mm here ytd

Another 4.5mm here. I’ve lost count of the total.

7mm last night after all the wind.

a total of 20mm since the rain began in adelaide. 9mm yesterday and last night.
only now can i begin to plant winter crops and its very late.
i have seedlings growing and manure spread.
now i have to fork over the ground and harden up the seedlings.
the bed i’m planting into has three deciduous trees that haven’t lost their leaves yet.

bluegreen said:

7mm last night after all the wind.

1.4 mil’s of rain. After all that kerfuffle ! lol
Felt like 100 mils.
My rain guage missing too.

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

7mm last night after all the wind.

1.4 mil’s of rain. After all that kerfuffle ! lol
Felt like 100 mils.
My rain guage missing too.

I’d feel pretty naked without my rain gauge…..

5 mm of rain for the month:)

Lucky1 said:

5 mm of rain for the month:)

that’s better than last month, hey Lucky? and it is early days too…

bluegreen said:

Lucky1 said:

5 mm of rain for the month:)

that’s better than last month, hey Lucky? and it is early days too…

We had 13.5 mm last month…. so we’ll hopefully pass that this month.

256.8mm for ytd, and with rain falling at the mo’, and the last three nights, me thinks me wet season has finally shown up :)

well it’s raining here this morning… It all started only minutes after I decided to go for a walk up the nearby mountain, and what started off as a light drizzle, became somewhat tropical by the time I returned… Still, half hour later, the rain is still falling.

My last trip to the rain metre was yesterday afternoon and we have had 272mms for the year so far… if this rain keeps up for the next two weeks, I should have 12months of data recorded and Moresby appears set to have had an average year of rain.

Don’t the peanut growers love it?

pain master said:

well it’s raining here this morning… It all started only minutes after I decided to go for a walk up the nearby mountain, and what started off as a light drizzle, became somewhat tropical by the time I returned… Still, half hour later, the rain is still falling.

My last trip to the rain metre was yesterday afternoon and we have had 272mms for the year so far… if this rain keeps up for the next two weeks, I should have 12months of data recorded and Moresby appears set to have had an average year of rain.

Don’t the peanut growers love it?

Do you find all this rain gets you down??? I ask this as I lurv rain……

Is it warm rain or cold rain…….
does it lay round on the ground for days on end or does it flow away as quick as it lands???

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

well it’s raining here this morning… It all started only minutes after I decided to go for a walk up the nearby mountain, and what started off as a light drizzle, became somewhat tropical by the time I returned… Still, half hour later, the rain is still falling.

My last trip to the rain metre was yesterday afternoon and we have had 272mms for the year so far… if this rain keeps up for the next two weeks, I should have 12months of data recorded and Moresby appears set to have had an average year of rain.

Don’t the peanut growers love it?

Do you find all this rain gets you down??? I ask this as I lurv rain……

Is it warm rain or cold rain…….
does it lay round on the ground for days on end or does it flow away as quick as it lands???

It’s warm rain and it was pleasant walking in it… It disappears very quickly although there are some swampy boggy areas around the place. It is getting quite steady now, and I would not be surprised if an inch is in the gauge, bringing the year to date to over the 300… here’s hoping its landing in my gauge.

and no, I don’t get down by the rain. Tropical rain when living in either Brownsville or Moresby is an uncommon event, so when it comes down, it’s exciting and I know how good it is for the gardens, and those precious peanut growers, bless ‘em.

But here’s something that is interesting, in the month of March, rain fell into my gauge on 23 days with the heaviest fall of 39mm

pain master said:

and no, I don’t get down by the rain. Tropical rain when living in either Brownsville or Moresby is an uncommon event, so when it comes down, it’s exciting and I know how good it is for the gardens, and those precious peanut growers, bless ‘em.

But here’s something that is interesting, in the month of March, rain fell into my gauge on 23 days with the heaviest fall of 39mm

Is there many electrical storms your way??

The reason I am asking is I just love rain and would love to know more about it at your end of the rain gauge.

another interesting thing is if this rain keeps up, it will stop the thermometer from reaching 30C… this will be the first day since the beginning of November where the Maximum has not been above 30…

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

and no, I don’t get down by the rain. Tropical rain when living in either Brownsville or Moresby is an uncommon event, so when it comes down, it’s exciting and I know how good it is for the gardens, and those precious peanut growers, bless ‘em.

But here’s something that is interesting, in the month of March, rain fell into my gauge on 23 days with the heaviest fall of 39mm

Is there many electrical storms your way??

The reason I am asking is I just love rain and would love to know more about it at your end of the rain gauge.

we do get some good lightning but I don’t associate them with Storms. We get a big build up drop down from the Owen Stanley Ranges and it will drop a few bolts of lightning around the place, but quite often no rain will fall with the lightning and there’s rarely any wind with it. Only during the first week of November when TC Guba was off the coast did we get wind, rain and stormy conditions… 250mm during that first week of November!

I have sat closer to the equator on some of the Islands and at night watched some good cracking lightning in the distance… no noise, no wind, no rain, no swell, just a glassy black ocean but with the odd lightning bolt way off in the distance, no street lights, no noise, no nothing… it gets very surreal.

I have sat closer to the equator on some of the Islands and at night watched some good cracking lightning in the distance… no noise, no wind, no rain, no swell, just a glassy black ocean but with the odd lightning bolt way off in the distance, no street lights, no noise, no nothing… it gets very surreal.
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Sounds wonderful……………………….

Thanks for answering all my questions:D

some rain photos for Lucky1.

Here’s a picture of the main Freeway in town, looking very wet…

and the middle of the local roundabout…. this usually has a trickle of water at the bottom of a drainage trench…

by the way, it’s still Raining!

pain master said:

some rain photos for Lucky1.

Here’s a picture of the main Freeway in town, looking very wet…

Oh that is so cool:)

Thanks…….

pain master said:

and the middle of the local roundabout…. this usually has a trickle of water at the bottom of a drainage trench…

by the way, it’s still Raining!

Where does this water flow too??

Lucky1 said:

Where does this water flow too??

It makes its way inland for a bit, then heads out towards the Morata swamp where it finall discharges out into the sea, via the Laloki/Goldie Rivers

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

Where does this water flow too??

It makes its way inland for a bit, then heads out towards the Morata swamp where it finall discharges out into the sea, via the Laloki/Goldie Rivers

Thanks for that… so some of the water gets used for farms??

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

Where does this water flow too??

It makes its way inland for a bit, then heads out towards the Morata swamp where it finall discharges out into the sea, via the Laloki/Goldie Rivers

Thanks for that… so some of the water gets used for farms??

not really, the Morata swamp is more used for hiding cars that have been car-jacked… but if it’s raining down here, then the Sogeri Plateau will be copping a bucket load, and that is where our dam is.

Farmers up here, tend to irrigate using the sky, there are not many farm dams and pumps around… I do know that my ground water and my bores will be healthy for this drop :)

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

Where does this water flow too??

It makes its way inland for a bit, then heads out towards the Morata swamp where it finall discharges out into the sea, via the Laloki/Goldie Rivers

Thanks for that… so some of the water gets used for farms??

not really, the Morata swamp is more used for hiding cars that have been car-jacked… but if it’s raining down here, then the Sogeri Plateau will be copping a bucket load, and that is where our dam is.

Farmers up here, tend to irrigate using the sky, there are not many farm dams and pumps around… I do know that my ground water and my bores will be healthy for this drop :)

Glad its going some where…….enjoy the rain for me:D

Hark… gentle spits on the roof….and no its not me…

actually had 1mm of rain last night – but wouldn’t know it to look at the soil. Warm and windy now so all dried up again.

bluegreen said:

actually had 1mm of rain last night – but wouldn’t know it to look at the soil. Warm and windy now so all dried up again.

Rain here… I have spread out the collected chicken & duck litter and spread either in a no-dig area or where the green manure will be going. Now the rain can wet it all down.

mornin
spits of rain – i managed to lay some bricks before my back got wet. cup of coffee, dishes and shopping – so its ok – more rain won’t hurt me now so send it down.

Up here if the drops are less than 900mm (3 feet) apart its raining……sad isn’t it?

drylander1 said:

Up here if the drops are less than 900mm (3 feet) apart its raining……sad isn’t it?

1.5 mm of rain in a beautiful soaking rain…….I was out the front with my camera…… the rain looked as though it was dancing down the road as the wind teased it.

Maggies were loving it.

5 mm here overnight.

Areas of the garden that has no plants in… dry underneath the top soil:(

More rain please.

Lucky1 said:

5 mm here overnight.

Areas of the garden that has no plants in… dry underneath the top soil:(

More rain please.

only 1 mm here..thing’s are really drying out. But some rain is forcast :)
Oh and morning ..I’m stuck in the laundry today , theres a The Blob growing in there..

Shower just passed through.

365mm for the year to date.

All up in the last 24 hours we at Luckyland have had 28 mm of the sweet wet stuff.

Noticed I have 1 spring onion up in the new area this morning……

Like Pepe said… the soil is wet, wet wet.:D

black skies and lightning.

Melbourne weather…

Forecast for Sunday evening
Partly cloudy with a few showers and possible hail. Moderate southwesterly
winds.

Forecast for Monday
Cloudy periods with showers, more frequent over eastern suburbs. Possible hail and thunder. Moderate southwesterly winds, fresh at times.

OMG, rain yes, haol and storms, NO THANKS

another 3mm last night :)

and my new pump makes transferring the water to my storage barrels so much easier :)

bluegreen said:

another 3mm last night :)

and my new pump makes transferring the water to my storage barrels so much easier :)

good stuff, was nice and damp out this morning BG

The Estate said:

bluegreen said:

another 3mm last night :)

and my new pump makes transferring the water to my storage barrels so much easier :)

good stuff, was nice and damp out this morning BG

yep :)

2 mm yesterday afternoon.

Well BG ???

The Estate said:

Well BG ???

3mm Thee

bluegreen said:

The Estate said:

Well BG ???

3mm Thee

OH the rain man was correct what he said last night !!

The Estate said:

bluegreen said:

The Estate said:

Well BG ???

3mm Thee

OH the rain man was correct what he said last night !!

Bet he’s kicking himself for that slip up;)

Meant to have some wet weather coming from tomorrow onwards.

Talk of 20 to 40 mm of rain over Luckyland homestead and surrounding paddocks:D

Lucky1 said:

Meant to have some wet weather coming from tomorrow onwards.

Talk of 20 to 40 mm of rain over Luckyland homestead and surrounding paddocks:D

we are supposed to have a wet weekend too. won’t have to worry about who’s going to water the plants while I’m away…

bluegreen said:

Lucky1 said:

Meant to have some wet weather coming from tomorrow onwards.

Talk of 20 to 40 mm of rain over Luckyland homestead and surrounding paddocks:D

we are supposed to have a wet weekend too. won’t have to worry about who’s going to water the plants while I’m away…

Yes…not that I think your going to be worrying about your garden…..

Be thinking of you tomorrow..what time do you fly out??

Lucky1 said:

Be thinking of you tomorrow..what time do you fly out??

thanks, b%$^*y early! have to be up before 5am!

bluegreen said:

Lucky1 said:

Be thinking of you tomorrow..what time do you fly out??

thanks, b%$^*y early! have to be up before 5am!

Shoot… early huh!!!!

I hope to be alseep.

Starting to feel like it could rain… elf is checking the part of the gutter that seems to build up with crap… before it starts.

We’re going to start the wood heater soon and not let it go out for a couple of months by the look of the forecast (hey Lucky look at Sunday’s forecast!!!!)

Forecast for Friday
Scattered showers, becoming isolated during the day. Light to moderate northeast to northwest winds.

Shower or two. Min: 6 Max: 18

Forecast for Saturday
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, mostly in the afternoon. Moderate to fresh north to northwest winds.

Shower or two/chance thunderstorm. Min: 4 Max: 18

Forecast for Sunday
Scattered showers, local snow. Cold. West to southwest winds.

Few showers. Min: -2 Max: 7

Yeehah said:

We’re going to start the wood heater soon and not let it go out for a couple of months by the look of the forecast (hey Lucky look at Sunday’s forecast!!!!)

Forecast for Friday
Scattered showers, becoming isolated during the day. Light to moderate northeast to northwest winds.

Shower or two. Min: 6 Max: 18

Forecast for Saturday
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, mostly in the afternoon. Moderate to fresh north to northwest winds.

Shower or two/chance thunderstorm. Min: 4 Max: 18

Forecast for Sunday
Scattered showers, local snow. Cold. West to southwest winds.

Few showers. Min: -2 Max: 7

yeehah, you know what that means, i want it to snow here! It was hailing when i was on the bus, it looked like soon, and hail taste nice.

yeehah what site do you get this information off?

veg gardener said:

yeehah what site do you get this information off?

http://www.bom.gov.au

for a good look at all things related to weather.

Here’s your forecast, it’s on the same page as mine:

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDN10060.shtml#HUN

Yeehah said:

veg gardener said:

yeehah what site do you get this information off?

http://www.bom.gov.au

for a good look at all things related to weather.

Here’s your forecast, it’s on the same page as mine:

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDN10060.shtml#HUN

thanks told mum it may now up at ur place and she laughed can u make a snowball for me and a snow man?

veg gardener said:

thanks told mum it may now up at ur place and she laughed can u make a snowball for me and a snow man?

Have you seen the snow photos that I took a couple of years ago? They’re on my Photobucket site – did you have that address?

Yeehah said:

veg gardener said:

thanks told mum it may now up at ur place and she laughed can u make a snowball for me and a snow man?

Have you seen the snow photos that I took a couple of years ago? They’re on my Photobucket site – did you have that address?

yeah i have seen them i havent seen snow in real life will at the end of july.

We’re going to start the wood heater soon and not let it go out for a couple of months by the look of the forecast (hey Lucky look at Sunday’s forecast!!!!)
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I have a cardi on here and its raining… love it:D

Enjoy your lovely day over your way:)

Listening to the rain fall and its just lovely.

Looking good Lucky

The Estate said:

Looking good Lucky

Sure is:D

fingers crossed here , tomorrow rain

The Estate said:

fingers crossed here , tomorrow rain

Oh hope so:D

Is it falling in the catchments over your way??

Not ATM, :( it has been very dry for the past month, I know why water usage is up !!!!

The Estate said:

Not ATM, :( it has been very dry for the past month, I know why water usage is up !!!!

Hope the catchments get some of the rain too.

4 mm of rain so far today….:)

:D:D

Wow, that’s wet over a big area Lucky…

colliewa said:

Wow, that’s wet over a big area Lucky…

Shirley is and I’m as happy as a few ducks out the back:)

Lucky1 said:

We’re going to start the wood heater soon and not let it go out for a couple of months by the look of the forecast (hey Lucky look at Sunday’s forecast!!!!)
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I have a cardi on here and its raining… love it:D

Enjoy your lovely day over your way:)

I have had a phone call from #1 son in Adelaide re: rain and temp on Sunday. That’s the day I arrive. I had hoped to ease into the cold weather down there a little more slowly. Out with all the woolies I guess.

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

We’re going to start the wood heater soon and not let it go out for a couple of months by the look of the forecast (hey Lucky look at Sunday’s forecast!!!!)
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I have a cardi on here and its raining… love it:D

Enjoy your lovely day over your way:)

I have had a phone call from #1 son in Adelaide re: rain and temp on Sunday. That’s the day I arrive. I had hoped to ease into the cold weather down there a little more slowly. Out with all the woolies I guess.

Turning our best weather on for ewe:)

11 mm all up for the day:)

389.8mm for the year… am eagerly awaiting for it to tick over the 400 mark.

things are starting to dry up…

Lucky1 said:

:D:D

nice one :)

pain master said:

389.8mm for the year… am eagerly awaiting for it to tick over the 400 mark.

things are starting to dry up…

Is that all….LOL

Yes very nice

its weird up here, its not really raining until a inch has fallen and it feels like what is green after a 10mm fall in Adelaide, takes 50mm up here to replicate….

its like it rains hard, it disappears hard, it grows hard…. no easy kinda stuff.

pain master said:

its weird up here, its not really raining until a inch has fallen and it feels like what is green after a 10mm fall in Adelaide, takes 50mm up here to replicate….

its like it rains hard, it disappears hard, it grows hard…. no easy kinda stuff.

Interesting way of describing it……so up there you need heaps more rain to get what we get here with less….

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

its weird up here, its not really raining until a inch has fallen and it feels like what is green after a 10mm fall in Adelaide, takes 50mm up here to replicate….

its like it rains hard, it disappears hard, it grows hard…. no easy kinda stuff.

Interesting way of describing it……so up there you need heaps more rain to get what we get here with less….

its like its all relative. things won’t shoot off and get growing if just a passing shower wafts by… rain hard or go home.

Do you get many days where its drizzly or light showers?? Or is it more heavy rain when it falls?

Lucky1 said:

Do you get many days where its drizzly or light showers?? Or is it more heavy rain when it falls?

yeah we did get a day recently when the temp dropped to 22C and only climbed to 24C and it was just “giarman” rain all day… I call it Adelaide mist and we got one or two of those in Townsville. Up in Atherton, it did it all the time :)

Rain is still hanging round:D

17.5 mm of rain since 9 am this morning….hanging round for another 36 hours they say:)

Hail and another cold front ofter Midnight……

Lucky1 said:

Rain is still hanging round:D

Lucky duck!

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Rain is still hanging round:D

Lucky duck!

Oh yeah baby:)

Just brought the washing in….

We had 29mm last night !! Most of it in 1 lump – lovely but it’s looking very bedraggled out there.

orchid40 said:

We had 29mm last night !! Most of it in 1 lump – lovely but it’s looking very bedraggled out there.

didn’t make it to my place…

bluegreen said:

orchid40 said:

We had 29mm last night !! Most of it in 1 lump – lovely but it’s looking very bedraggled out there.

didn’t make it to my place…

rained at my place BG

The Estate said:

bluegreen said:

orchid40 said:

We had 29mm last night !! Most of it in 1 lump – lovely but it’s looking very bedraggled out there.

didn’t make it to my place…

rained at my place BG

hmmm, didn’t actually check the gauge as it didn’t look that wet outside…

bluegreen said:

The Estate said:

bluegreen said:

orchid40 said:

We had 29mm last night !! Most of it in 1 lump – lovely but it’s looking very bedraggled out there.

didn’t make it to my place…

rained at my place BG

hmmm, didn’t actually check the gauge as it didn’t look that wet outside…

nup, nothing recorded on my rain gauge.

bluegreen said:

bluegreen said:

The Estate said:

bluegreen said:

orchid40 said:

We had 29mm last night !! Most of it in 1 lump – lovely but it’s looking very bedraggled out there.

didn’t make it to my place…

rained at my place BG

hmmm, didn’t actually check the gauge as it didn’t look that wet outside…

nup, nothing recorded on my rain gauge.

and wet paths again when I got home tonight ??

The Estate said:

bluegreen said:

nup, nothing recorded on my rain gauge.

and wet paths again when I got home tonight ??

dew?

was a bit of rain this afternoon at work…

bluegreen said:

The Estate said:

bluegreen said:

nup, nothing recorded on my rain gauge.

and wet paths again when I got home tonight ??

nopes puddles down the side of the house on the concrete ??

dew?

was a bit of rain this afternoon at work…

The Estate said:

nopes puddles down the side of the house on the concrete ??

well it either went around me or you left your watering system on :D

orchid40 said:

We had 29mm last night !! Most of it in 1 lump – lovely but it’s looking very bedraggled out there.

10mm in my guage yesterday – making 52 for the month of may

We have had a rather dry May—would be good to get a bit of rain soon again

Pulled 16.5 mm of rain out the gauge a few minutes ago. I know we had a couple of FAB TAB down pours this morning.

got 5mm early this morning…

bluegreen said:

got 5mm early this morning…

thats pretty good BG.

Rain for the state:D

Rain closer to home

Raining here now.

but bugger all up here:(

good that ur getting some rain.

drylander1 said:

but bugger all up here:(

Hi DL…… is there any rain forecast for your area at all???? Over the next week.

15mm in the rain gauge north of Luckyland.
beautiful – its this type of follow up rain that flushes the salts from the soil and builds up worm numbers.
(fingers crossed for drylander up north)

It’s raining again here in west Brisvegas too. I can’t say I’m overtly fond of winter rain; but I’m not about to start complaining. The outlook at the end of summer was that we would be returning to drought conditions this summer; so any rain this winter is a good thing.

I am a bit bummed that my rainwater collection isn’t in place yet :-(( Hearing all that water dribbling down the downpipes is annoying. I’m actually not missing out on much; the bird bath (an inch deep) isn’t full yet.

(No rain guage on this property – nowhere to put one, except the middle of the driveway. Everywhere else gets too much interference from trees. I might be able to rig one up in the middle of the veg patch; hadn’t considered that.

pepe said:

15mm in the rain gauge north of Luckyland.
beautiful – its this type of follow up rain that flushes the salts from the soil and builds up worm numbers.
(fingers crossed for drylander up north)

Yes, not sure how much rain we have had…….hang on …break in the fall of rain…. off to measure….

snap 15 mm too……:)

SueBk said:

(No rain guage on this property – nowhere to put one, except the middle of the driveway. Everywhere else gets too much interference from trees. I might be able to rig one up in the middle of the veg patch; hadn’t considered that.

at least you would know how much the vege patch got!

Singing in the rain….lalalaaalllaaaa

Rain falls in the last 24 hours….. green is between 25 to 50 mm of rain:)

looking promising :)

yes ! Pouring down here now :D

I was outside but I got so cold I had to go have a hot shower to warm up. I didn’t even realise I was getting that cold.
I hope it rains for a week!

Happy Potter said:

yes ! Pouring down here now :D

I was outside but I got so cold I had to go have a hot shower to warm up. I didn’t even realise I was getting that cold.
I hope it rains for a week!

Looking very promising here for a week of rainy days:)

Lucky1 said:

Singing in the rain….lalalaaalllaaaa

Na na na na na.

http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR083.loop.shtml?looping=1&reloaded=0&topography=true&locations=true&range=true#skip

Vg is near Tocal.

another 13mm of rain north of adelaide
- brrr – its cold – jumper, overcoat and beanie weather. also you need a scarf to wrap around the nostrils so they don’t freeze. it would be a frost but for the rain.

pepe said:

another 13mm of rain north of adelaide
- brrr – its cold – jumper, overcoat and beanie weather. also you need a scarf to wrap around the nostrils so they don’t freeze. it would be a frost but for the rain.

pepe is it colder then 9.5C there? that what it is here got down to 2C last night Brrr thats cold. dont got a beanie or coat on yet just a jumper and jeans. and nice warm socks already been out in the garden.

veg gardener said:

pepe said:

another 13mm of rain north of adelaide
- brrr – its cold – jumper, overcoat and beanie weather. also you need a scarf to wrap around the nostrils so they don’t freeze. it would be a frost but for the rain.

pepe is it colder then 9.5C there? that what it is here got down to 2C last night Brrr thats cold. dont got a beanie or coat on yet just a jumper and jeans. and nice warm socks already been out in the garden.

i don’t know the temp – but well and truly way below ten.

pepe said:

veg gardener said:

pepe said:

another 13mm of rain north of adelaide
- brrr – its cold – jumper, overcoat and beanie weather. also you need a scarf to wrap around the nostrils so they don’t freeze. it would be a frost but for the rain.

pepe is it colder then 9.5C there? that what it is here got down to 2C last night Brrr thats cold. dont got a beanie or coat on yet just a jumper and jeans. and nice warm socks already been out in the garden.

i don’t know the temp – but well and truly way below ten.

ur at the place starting with G arent you grawley or something?

pepe said:

veg gardener said:

pepe said:

another 13mm of rain north of adelaide
- brrr – its cold – jumper, overcoat and beanie weather. also you need a scarf to wrap around the nostrils so they don’t freeze. it would be a frost but for the rain.

pepe is it colder then 9.5C there? that what it is here got down to 2C last night Brrr thats cold. dont got a beanie or coat on yet just a jumper and jeans. and nice warm socks already been out in the garden.

i don’t know the temp – but well and truly way below ten.

ur at the place starting with G arent you grawley or something?

Gawler

pepe said:

Gawler

well i was pretty close :P

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/sa/central/gawler look there.

then for me http://www.weatherzone.com.au/nsw/hunter/woodville

veg gardener said:

pepe said:

Gawler

well i was pretty close :P

yep
its cold here – i was in the hothouse which is a tin structure and not much warmer than outside when there’s no sun. i was thinking of using polystyrene to insulate it a bit in the future. tomatoes are alright still.

pepe said:

veg gardener said:

pepe said:

Gawler

well i was pretty close :P

yep
its cold here – i was in the hothouse which is a tin structure and not much warmer than outside when there’s no sun. i was thinking of using polystyrene to insulate it a bit in the future. tomatoes are alright still.

get the wood heater going :P.

veg gardener said:

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/sa/central/gawler look there.

thanks – 6.1C – i call that cold.

pepe said:

veg gardener said:

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/sa/central/gawler look there.

thanks – 6.1C – i call that cold.

i call 0C cold.

veg gardener said:

then for me http://www.weatherzone.com.au/nsw/hunter/woodville

thanks for that too – you’re going to be cold tomorrow and then freezing (3C) on saturday morning – better find your scarf LOL.

pepe said:

another 13mm of rain north of adelaide
- brrr – its cold – jumper, overcoat and beanie weather. also you need a scarf to wrap around the nostrils so they don’t freeze. it would be a frost but for the rain.

I’m in throws of a FAB TAB time with this weather:D

veg gardener said:

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/sa/central/gawler look there.

Nice site with all those low numbers there VG:)

we got 9mm of rain last night :)

Still drizzling and 8C on the way to work this morning, top of 13.

pepe said:

veg gardener said:

then for me http://www.weatherzone.com.au/nsw/hunter/woodville

thanks for that too – you’re going to be cold tomorrow and then freezing (3C) on saturday morning – better find your scarf LOL.

yep i better. the snow is going to be colder :P

6 mm of rain since measured mid morning yesterday.

pepe look at this place i am going there a week this thursday so please book mark it and have alook at it when i am away.
http://www.weatherzone.com.au/nsw/snowy-mountains/thredbo-village

Vg Is at tocal :P

can someone help me get it up.

veg gardener said:

Vg Is at tocal :P

bluegreen said:

veg gardener said:

Vg Is at tocal :P

thanks what was i doing wrong?

veg gardener said:

thanks what was i doing wrong?

you tried to post the page link with picture codes

bluegreen said:

veg gardener said:

thanks what was i doing wrong?

you tried to post the page link with picture codes

ok so how do i get the page that you can post.

pepe said:

another 13mm of rain north of adelaide
- brrr – its cold – jumper, overcoat and beanie weather. also you need a scarf to wrap around the nostrils so they don’t freeze. it would be a frost but for the rain.

We have had over 2 inches but good rain because it’s taken a few days to fall. That means it’s soaked into the ground. Too often we get downpours that run off the surface. Temps have been mild too.

Tomorrow is another day tho. 4c min and 19max. Out come the big woollies.

pomolo said:

pepe said:

another 13mm of rain north of adelaide
- brrr – its cold – jumper, overcoat and beanie weather. also you need a scarf to wrap around the nostrils so they don’t freeze. it would be a frost but for the rain.

We have had over 2 inches but good rain because it’s taken a few days to fall. That means it’s soaked into the ground. Too often we get downpours that run off the surface. Temps have been mild too.

Tomorrow is another day tho. 4c min and 19max. Out come the big woollies.

great rain
too bad about the temps.

pepe look at this place i am going there a week this thursday so please book mark it and have alook at it when i am away.
http://www.weatherzone.com.au/nsw/snowy-mountains/thredbo-village

You take your long johns Veg. Don’t get a frost bitten rear.

pomolo said:

Tomorrow is another day tho. 4c min and 19max. Out come the big woollies.

We’re in the same part of the world, aren’t Pomolo? I don’t listen to the radio during school holidays (too busy sleeping) and we don’t have a TV, so I’ve missed that vital information. Think I might stay up late tonight, and sleep in tomorrow :-) Certainly think I can wait til that 4°C has warmed up a bit!

SueBk said:

pomolo said:

Tomorrow is another day tho. 4c min and 19max. Out come the big woollies.

We’re in the same part of the world, aren’t Pomolo? I don’t listen to the radio during school holidays (too busy sleeping) and we don’t have a TV, so I’ve missed that vital information. Think I might stay up late tonight, and sleep in tomorrow :-) Certainly think I can wait til that 4°C has warmed up a bit!

WHAT no idiot bo LOL

SueBk said:

pomolo said:

Tomorrow is another day tho. 4c min and 19max. Out come the big woollies.

We’re in the same part of the world, aren’t Pomolo? I don’t listen to the radio during school holidays (too busy sleeping) and we don’t have a TV, so I’ve missed that vital information. Think I might stay up late tonight, and sleep in tomorrow :-) Certainly think I can wait til that 4°C has warmed up a bit!

We are near Gympie and we get frosts so our minimum would be lower than yours I’d say.

No idiot box, and you know what – it is possible to survive and thrive without one :-)) Most shows are available on DVD these days; GA is available to vodcast. If the ABC would vodcast Spicks and Specks I’d be happy. But we’ve lived without a puter for nearly 15 years, so there’s not too many shows I want to watch.

More computers than people though! And I just ordered another. The Girl’s DVD died and I think its actually the computer that’s had it. Horrid things. Pulled it apart, got it working (after a fashion), put it back together, and nothing. It’s always been slow, and its just getting worse.

To scan a single page takes a cup of coffee. The scanner is a bit of a problem. Just got given it, but it uses parallel port (the old fashion ones) and The Girl’s machine is the only with a port. So, on top of the expense of the new puter, I’ll have to splash out on a new scanner too :-((

I only watch when I go to bed :). mainly the news etc…and yes i could live without one, but not my POOTER LoL

SueBk said:

we don’t have a TV, so I’ve missed that vital information.

TV here, no aerial though. So we don’t watch tv, but we watch videos and DVDs.

My pathological hatred of ads is one of the core issues ;)

Gonna ring Littlefella shortly, he’s at his dad’s house for this week and they’re about 1400m elevation – where I live is only about 1000m.

Weather here:

Forecast for Tuesday evening
Scattered showers, easing this evening. Isolated thunderstorms clearing. The chance of some light snow showers developing above 900 metres overnight. Moderate to fresh northwest winds.

Forecast for Wednesday
Isolated showers in the west and south, increasing during the afternoon. Snow above 800 metres. Isolated afternoon thunderstorms in the south. Fine remainder after early frost patches. Moderate to fresh westerly winds.

Min: -2 Max: 8

Forecast for Thursday
Fine. Early frost. Gusty west to northwest winds.

Min: -3 Max: 11

Forecast for Friday
Fine. Early frost patches. Westerly winds.

Min: -3 Max: 11

Forecast for Saturday
Morning frost areas then fine. East to northeast winds.

Min: -3 Max: 11

pomolo said:

pepe look at this place i am going there a week this thursday so please book mark it and have alook at it when i am away.
http://www.weatherzone.com.au/nsw/snowy-mountains/thredbo-village

You take your long johns Veg. Don’t get a frost bitten rear.

i will take them.

SueBk said:

pomolo said:

Tomorrow is another day tho. 4c min and 19max. Out come the big woollies.

We’re in the same part of the world, aren’t Pomolo? I don’t listen to the radio during school holidays (too busy sleeping) and we don’t have a TV, so I’ve missed that vital information. Think I might stay up late tonight, and sleep in tomorrow :-) Certainly think I can wait til that 4°C has warmed up a bit!

MrBL’s going to Melbourne tomorrow until Friday. He’s gonna freeze. LOL

Bubba Louie said:

SueBk said:

pomolo said:

Tomorrow is another day tho. 4c min and 19max. Out come the big woollies.

We’re in the same part of the world, aren’t Pomolo? I don’t listen to the radio during school holidays (too busy sleeping) and we don’t have a TV, so I’ve missed that vital information. Think I might stay up late tonight, and sleep in tomorrow :-) Certainly think I can wait til that 4°C has warmed up a bit!

MrBL’s going to Melbourne tomorrow until Friday. He’s gonna freeze. LOL

best pack his long johns LOL

veg gardener said:

bluegreen said:

veg gardener said:

thanks what was i doing wrong?

you tried to post the page link with picture codes

ok so how do i get the page that you can post.

to use the web address you need to use the quotes and colon codes, or to get an image of the picture you need to right click over the rain map, select properties, then highlight the address of the picture and paste that into here in between two exclamation marks.

So you would have either (hopefully you will see the code and then the result)

"Newcastle Radar":http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR043.loop.shtml
Newcastle Radar

or

!http://mirror.bom.gov.au/radar/IDR043.gif?20080708192542!

Thanks BG. ((Hugs))

oh well, the show code codes didn’t work :)

think I used the wrong code to reveal the code, try again

bc.Newcastle Radar

or

bc.

veg gardener said:

Thanks BG. ((Hugs))

awwww. I like hugs :D

grumbles to self about rotten codes that don’t work

orchid40 said:

Hey – I did it !

orchid40 said:

orchid40 said:

Hey – I did it !

LOLOrchid !

orchid40 said:

orchid40 said:

Hey – I did it !

yep :)

hey you can see the code in the quoted post VG :D

my try.

bluegreen said:

veg gardener said:

Thanks BG. ((Hugs))

awwww. I like hugs :D

same.

veg gardener said:

my try.

i done it too WOOOT Does the happy Dance.

More rain…wind blowing…… lovely winter’s day:)

watch out grassy its at tocal now Heading your way.

Yep looks like the lawn won’t get done today VG

Just started to rain here now VG

Grasshopper said:

Just started to rain here now VG

its stopped raining here we had a TV problem, me being a computer lover i get told to help.

What was the problem with the TV

Grasshopper said:

What was the problem with the TV

some one unplug the Set top box and dad been saying he can’t recorded off our set top box, so i had to move the VCR/DVD player to the same TV as the set top box.

Its raining here in west Bris. It was spitting a bit yesterday. Enough to dampen the gravel where it’s exposed; but not where the trees overhang. The little bit of the no-dig I watered was still a different colour to the rest. Then sometime last night it started drizzling and it’s still at it.

The BOM says there won’t be enough to reach the magic 40% mark in the dams :( We need 40% for them to ease back to Level 5 restrictions. Think that lets us bucket water things occassionally.

Still it’s perfect rain for the no-dig. Light and over a period of time; good for soaking in and through the whole thing.

Note sure how much rain we are going to be getting. The wind has picked up and its raining some now. Not a down pour but enough to make sure everyone is tucked away safe outside.

We have heavy misty rain here. Just took the table cloth outside to shake all the crumbs off it. Can’t hear the rain inside though…..

good soaking rain for the garden.

12mm last night :)

and apparently lots in the catchments too :D

bluegreen said:

12mm last night :)

and apparently lots in the catchments too :D

You’re in Melbourne, BG? Raining here in Sunny Brisbane too. Not lots, enough to make everything damp. Very nice on my no-dig!

bluegreen said:

12mm last night :)

and apparently lots in the catchments too :D

Execellent :D
15 ml here so far and it’s pouring still.
My containers are full, 10 × 60 lt tubs , as is 2 × 240 lt bins :D
Tanks will be ordered soon..

bluegreen said:

12mm last night :)

and apparently lots in the catchments too :D

cool :)

Weather forecast for my area:

Gold Coast/Tweed Heads
Forecast for Monday
Early rain then fine. Moderate NW winds tending W’ly.

Precis: Light rain, clearing. Max 20
UV Alert: 10:20 am to 1:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4

Tuesday Fine. Max 20
Wednesday Rain periods. Max 19
Thursday Rain periods. Max 18

SueBk said:

bluegreen said:

12mm last night :)

and apparently lots in the catchments too :D

You’re in Melbourne, BG? Raining here in Sunny Brisbane too. Not lots, enough to make everything damp. Very nice on my no-dig!

yep, Melbourne.

Got caught at the shopping centre when the front of this rain ban went over…. we could hear it over all the people in the centre. More on the way.

Lucky1 said:

Got caught at the shopping centre when the front of this rain ban went over…. we could hear it over all the people in the centre. More on the way.

Good lord. Perth would probably declare a state of emergency if we ever saw that many yellow pixels grin

I’m really hoping that some heavy rain fell in the catchment areas.

Lucky1 said:

Got caught at the shopping centre when the front of this rain ban went over…. we could hear it over all the people in the centre. More on the way.

ooh, nice! hope it makes its way here!

bluegreen said:

Lucky1 said:

Got caught at the shopping centre when the front of this rain ban went over…. we could hear it over all the people in the centre. More on the way.

ooh, nice! hope it makes its way here!

Seems to be heading down wards as it moves across.

Got caught at the shopping centre when the front of this rain ban went over…. we could hear it over all the people in the centre. More on the way.
————————-
whoohoo – water flowing down the streets.

Just under 2 inches of rain this month. Rain is forecast for the next week. Might not rain all day, but when it drops it drops heaps in 1 hit.

thanks for sharing it too Lucky ;)

Showers of rain on and off here….

Oh happy days….

nice lot there Lucky :)

bluegreen said:

nice lot there Lucky :)

Yes, hoping for some to drop over us…rainwater tank is getting low.

Oh yeah baby….

Try again

Oh for crying out loud!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wanna see some pretty clouds go here…..

http://www.eldersweather.com.au/radar.jsp?lt=country&lc=aus

bluegreen said:

nice lot there Lucky :)

only a mm here.
could be more coming

pepe said:

bluegreen said:

nice lot there Lucky :)

only a mm here.
could be more coming

We got 3 spits and thats about it;(

We’ve had rain here all day. LOVELY!

SueBk said:

We’ve had rain here all day. LOVELY!

Maybe on Friday here…….. hope so.

Hey Pepe, you getting any rain??? Getting wet here (slowly)

a drop or two.
salisbury got it all on my way home from your place – water on the roads.

pepe said:

a drop or two.
salisbury got it all on my way home from your place – water on the roads.

Lucky buggers.

Woohooo it’s rain… actually rain here… no spoggie drops on the roof:D

Closed the house up too as its cold here now…….

If I knew that buying a sewing machine today was all it took to make it rain ….I mean really rain…… I’d have bought one ages ago…..:D

Its so wet here…..its FABBER TABER

Lucky1 said:

If I knew that buying a sewing machine today was all it took to make it rain ….I mean really rain…… I’d have bought one ages ago…..:D

Its so wet here…..its FABBER TABER

welldone then, it my keep raining as you got your new toy, it may be saying if it rains and rains we can keep her in doors and on her sewing machine, i near wrote sowing machine i was gonna say it would help alot in the garden.

Lucky1 said:

If I knew that buying a sewing machine today was all it took to make it rain ….I mean really rain…… I’d have bought one ages ago…..:D

Its so wet here…..its FABBER TABER

interesting that your ‘moon’ chart told you to plant corn on the 7th december and the following day it rains. this is not the first time your moon chart has been a ‘rain’ chart. i have followed your moon chart on three occasions over the past 3 years and on each occasion there has been rain soon after planting. three out of three is a very good average.
anyrate i planted corn and several above ground crops on the 6th december as well as two root crops. we shall see.
not a lot of rain here but still enough to be the equivalent of two hours watering.

Lucky1 said:

If I knew that buying a sewing machine today was all it took to make it rain ….I mean really rain…… I’d have bought one ages ago…..:D

Its so wet here…..its FABBER TABER

oh good, hopefully it’s coming our way :)

and just the sort of day you need to play with your new toy ;)

getting some…

We’re getting some too!

orchid40 said:

We’re getting some too!

Got 6 mls of rain here too, now that I’ve noticed my water tubs are full :)

Hello again…
I’ve come into this chat very late but the rainfall ytd here is somewhere between 1200 and 1800mls.
I know that sounds like ‘na na na na na’ but it’s not what I mean. It’s just the way it is.
I’m grateful to say that it’s raining at the moment which is a *&^#!@!^& relief from the stiffling heat and humidity.
The water runs away very quickly and our drainage systems are enormous. When a new suburb is being built we can see the size of the storm water pipes are big enough to walk through standing up.

Hello again…
I’ve come into this chat very late but the rainfall ytd here is somewhere between 1200 and 1800mls.
I know that sounds like ‘na na na na na’ but it’s not what I mean. It’s just the way it is.
I’m grateful to say that it’s raining at the moment which is a *&^#!@!^& relief from the stiffling heat and humidity.
The water runs away very quickly and our drainage systems are enormous. When a new suburb is being built we can see the size of the storm water pipes are big enough to walk through standing up.

Crinkle said:

Hello again…
I’ve come into this chat very late but the rainfall ytd here is somewhere between 1200 and 1800mls.
I know that sounds like ‘na na na na na’ but it’s not what I mean. It’s just the way it is.
I’m grateful to say that it’s raining at the moment which is a *&^#!@!^& relief from the stiffling heat and humidity.
The water runs away very quickly and our drainage systems are enormous. When a new suburb is being built we can see the size of the storm water pipes are big enough to walk through standing up.

Crinkle you lucky bugger, we are meant to get 1200 a year too, but so far only 613 has fallen… I was hoping for a repeat of Nov 2007 when 300mm fell… It has been a dry year despite the fact that we have had smaller falls over a greater period and the dry didnt seem so dry…

hee hee raing again after a brief break between showers :)

ooops, read: raining.

pain master said:

hee hee raing again after a brief break between showers :)

It’s so dry here the ground and paths have dried completely a couple hours after a few mls of rain earlier. I did manage to catch a few 100 litres though. I need it for the corn. In a couple weeks it’s now taller than me!

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

hee hee raing again after a brief break between showers :)

It’s so dry here the ground and paths have dried completely a couple hours after a few mls of rain earlier. I did manage to catch a few 100 litres though. I need it for the corn. In a couple weeks it’s now taller than me!

I am shocked at the mo’… the corn is not yet in the ground here in Moresby, usually after the first sign of rain, the corn and the peanuts are in…. the locals are being blase about this years wet.

I’ve come into this chat very late but the rainfall ytd here is somewhere between 1200 and 1800mls.
I know that sounds like ‘na na na na na’ but it’s not what I mean. It’s just the way it is.
———-
go away LOL.
you must have massive rain gauges up there.

A few clouds are forecast to do a wee here and there over Luckyland tomorrow……… so the weatherman says.

Oh yeah baby…….

Lucky1 said:

Oh yeah baby…….

Say out of interest …….if you look for the sheep station called “Nonning” Just to the left of Whyalla…. we grew up just below that on a different station.

Now to the right near Renmark near “Canopus” is where my sheep shit supply comes from.

Just thought I’d show you around my childhood place and where I go as an adult now.

You lucky sod!!! :D

Perth is just starting to get chilly (well, by our standards), but it’s still pretty dry.

Close up of the rain and I am somewhere under all those lovely clouds….sigh:D

bon008 said:

You lucky sod!!! :D

Perth is just starting to get chilly (well, by our standards), but it’s still pretty dry.

Oh we are so hoping for 27 mm of rain over the next few days. That is what we have had for the year so far…..

http://mirror.bom.gov.au/radar/IDR491.gif?20090423122930

I’m hoping that rain comes this way but it needs to cross into NSW at around Pooncarie to possibly make it as far east as me.

I’m still at only 1 mm for all of April.

roughbarked said:

http://mirror.bom.gov.au/radar/IDR491.gif?20090423122930

I’m hoping that rain comes this way but it needs to cross into NSW at around Pooncarie to possibly make it as far east as me.

Hope it does RB

Lucky1 said:

bon008 said:

You lucky sod!!! :D

Perth is just starting to get chilly (well, by our standards), but it’s still pretty dry.

Oh we are so hoping for 27 mm of rain over the next few days. That is what we have had for the year so far…..

Sounds nice :) You must be having a similar year to us so far – we’ve had about 21mm. So far in April we’ve had 5.2, the average is 44. Last year we had 153.6mm!!! – if it rains every day for the rest of April we might get close again??? hehe

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

bon008 said:

You lucky sod!!! :D

Perth is just starting to get chilly (well, by our standards), but it’s still pretty dry.

Oh we are so hoping for 27 mm of rain over the next few days. That is what we have had for the year so far…..

Sounds nice :) You must be having a similar year to us so far – we’ve had about 21mm. So far in April we’ve had 5.2, the average is 44. Last year we had 153.6mm!!! – if it rains every day for the rest of April we might get close again??? hehe

total for 2009 29.8mm 8 day(s)

total this month
1.0mm
1 day(s)

BOM is forecasting 30 to 50 mm for Melbourne this weekend – but they have been known to be wrong before :)

Well I’m a happy gardener…. almost 2 inches of rain……

Here is a few of the locals celebrating.

Lucky1 said:

Well I’m a happy gardener…. almost 2 inches of rain……

Here is a few of the locals celebrating.

What are they drinking water or beer LOL

How much did we get BG ??

The Estate said:

Lucky1 said:

Well I’m a happy gardener…. almost 2 inches of rain……

Here is a few of the locals celebrating.

What are they drinking water or beer LOL

Dunno thee…… it came in a joke I got yesterday. But I thought the photo was fitting of 2 inches of rain….LOL

Lucky1 said:

The Estate said:

Lucky1 said:

Well I’m a happy gardener…. almost 2 inches of rain……

Here is a few of the locals celebrating.

What are they drinking water or beer LOL

Dunno thee…… it came in a joke I got yesterday. But I thought the photo was fitting of 2 inches of rain….LOL

;) here is the start of the main fall at sunset yesterday.

The Estate said:

How much did we get BG ??

5mm in the end. the rain band that was bring 30 to 50mm broke up before it reached Melbourne :(

bluegreen said:

The Estate said:

How much did we get BG ??

5mm in the end. the rain band that was bring 30 to 50mm broke up before it reached Melbourne :(

Oh what a shame:( Morning BG:)

the rain made things change.. made some shrooms appear.

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Made the Yarrow at the back door green again..

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Brought out a range of moths.., some exceptionally difficult to get good depth of field on.

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roughbarked said:

the rain made things change.. made some shrooms appear.

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Made the Yarrow at the back door green again..

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Brought out a range of moths.., some exceptionally difficult to get good depth of field on.

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Love it! Love moths, I reckon they’re nature’s works of art…

Great pic there RB:D

Elf took this one as it was at the front door trying to get in the house. Little millie found it.

Lucky1 said:

Great pic there RB:D

Elf took this one as it was at the front door trying to get in the house. Little millie found it.

Good shot, Elf!

Is Millie still aloive?

(BBL)

Dinetta said:

Lucky1 said:

Great pic there RB:D

Elf took this one as it was at the front door trying to get in the house. Little millie found it.

Good shot, Elf!

Is Millie still aloive?

(BBL)

Yep, the front screen door was between them.

Lucky1 said:

Great pic there RB:D

Elf took this one as it was at the front door trying to get in the house. Little millie found it.

Looks like an tarantula

roughbarked said:

Lucky1 said:

Great pic there RB:D

Elf took this one as it was at the front door trying to get in the house. Little millie found it.

Looks like an tarantula

Should post it over on Scribbly and see what kind it is.

Lucky1 said:

roughbarked said:

Lucky1 said:

Great pic there RB:D

Elf took this one as it was at the front door trying to get in the house. Little millie found it.

Looks like an tarantula

Should post it over on Scribbly and see what kind it is.

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=10200

http://www.theata.org/

Lucky1 said:

Dinetta said:

Lucky1 said:

Great pic there RB:D

Elf took this one as it was at the front door trying to get in the house. Little millie found it.

Good shot, Elf!

Is Millie still aloive?

(BBL)

Yep, the front screen door was between them.

…which was a good thing …

Dinetta said:

Lucky1 said:

Dinetta said:

Good shot, Elf!

Is Millie still aloive?

(BBL)

Yep, the front screen door was between them.

…which was a good thing …

I was about to open the door onenight but i usually wear a headlamp at night.. so I saw it before I grabbed it. Huge one. I used another door and left it to itself. It has a huge network of tunnels within a couple of metres from the back door and If I see it out and about it is rare indeed.

I didn’t know Australia had tarantulas?

Do the “white tips” and huntsman belong in this category?

I would say it is maybe a Wolf Spider —looks like the stance – the rain will have brought it out of the hole ? Hard to tell

Dinetta said:

I didn’t know Australia had tarantulas?

Do the “white tips” and huntsman belong in this category?

no

Grasshopper said:

I would say it is maybe a Wolf Spider —looks like the stance – the rain will have brought it out of the hole ? Hard to tell

http://www.flickr.com/photos/99559986@N00/3297047609/

Maybe a trap door spider.??

Doesn’t look thick enough build for a trap door

http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/trapdoor_spiders.htm

Lucky1 said:

Maybe a trap door spider.??

I don’t get too close to them! I see the trapdoor and make a mental note to give 2 metre radius berth around it!

http://www.csiro.au/resources/Funnelweb-Spider-Facts.html

http://www.csiro.au/resources/Trapdoor-spider.html

roughbarked said:

http://www.csiro.au/resources/Trapdoor-spider.html

http://www.avru.org/compendium/biogs/A000019b.htm

http://amonline.net.au/spiders/diversity/fauna/index.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_Australian_spiders

PISSING DOWN………………………………….

Got some FABBER TABBER photos for my blog.

I don’t think it looks a thick enough spider to be the Trap door —or the Funnel web do you Rough

http://www.austmus.gov.au/factsheets/trapdoor_spiders.htm

http://www.austmus.gov.au/factsheets/

http://www.austmus.gov.au/factsheets/tarantula.htm

Lucky1 said:

Well I’m a happy gardener…. almost 2 inches of rain……

Here is a few of the locals celebrating.

I’m so glad to hear it’s happening at last. I wish you lots more where that came from.

Grasshopper said:

I don’t think it looks a thick enough spider to be the Trap door —or the Funnel web do you Rough

it is hard to say without seeing other features like eyes as Nut says. http://www.flickr.com/photos/99559986@N00/3086277251/

Yes really have to be able to see much more of it—but Trap doors etc are a rather thick set spider—with shorter thicker legs

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Well I’m a happy gardener…. almost 2 inches of rain……

Here is a few of the locals celebrating.

I’m so glad to hear it’s happening at last. I wish you lots more where that came from.

Thanks Pomolo:D

Lucky1 said:

PISSING DOWN………………………………….

Got some FABBER TABBER photos for my blog.

Go you good thing! Glad you’re getting some rain at last…

Dinetta said:

Lucky1 said:

PISSING DOWN………………………………….

Got some FABBER TABBER photos for my blog.

Go you good thing! Glad you’re getting some rain at last…

Yes fantastic Lucky! Just what yous over that way needed :D

Dinetta said:

Lucky1 said:

PISSING DOWN………………………………….

Got some FABBER TABBER photos for my blog.

Go you good thing! Glad you’re getting some rain at last…

Yes we are thrilled…….

Rain Porn:D

http://luckysduckfarm.blogspot.com/2009/04/its-rainingyayyyyyy.html

Happy Potter said:

Dinetta said:

Lucky1 said:

PISSING DOWN………………………………….

Got some FABBER TABBER photos for my blog.

Go you good thing! Glad you’re getting some rain at last…

Yes fantastic Lucky! Just what yous over that way needed :D

Oh for sure……

I’m under all that rain somewhere:D

Time for some pea & ham soup I made….

Dinetta said:

roughbarked said:

the rain made things change.. made some shrooms appear.

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Made the Yarrow at the back door green again..

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Brought out a range of moths.., some exceptionally difficult to get good depth of field on.

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Love it! Love moths, I reckon they’re nature’s works of art…

I like them too but I have to be honest and say that I’m glad to see the back of them now the nights are getting cooler. They can be a bit of a pest in the bush. Every time we open the door they fly in for the light. Drives the dog insane (and therefore me as well) trying to catch them.

Should also mention here that the butterflies are out in force since our big wet.

Having a closer look at that spider Lucky—I enlarged it a bit it darn well does look like a trap door

Grasshopper said:

Having a closer look at that spider Lucky—I enlarged it a bit it darn well does look like a trap door

Thanks Grassy:D

Lucky1 said:

Grasshopper said:

Having a closer look at that spider Lucky—I enlarged it a bit it darn well does look like a trap door

Thanks Grassy:D

for peoples who like spidys :)
http://www.onemotion.com/flash/spider/

That was a good one HP—

Just in case you missed ….its PISSING DOWN…………………………:D

Lucky1 said:

Just in case you missed ….its PISSING DOWN…………………………:D

LOL!
Good one :)

You eegsited Lucky lol

Happy Potter said:

Lucky1 said:

Just in case you missed ….its PISSING DOWN…………………………:D

LOL!
Good one :)

Yep it is:D

Lucky1 said:

Rain Porn:D

http://luckysduckfarm.blogspot.com/2009/04/its-rainingyayyyyyy.html

What happened to “the old man is snoring”????

Grasshopper said:

You eegsited Lucky lol

Oh Grassy……. can you tell????LOL

Dinetta said:

Lucky1 said:

Rain Porn:D

http://luckysduckfarm.blogspot.com/2009/04/its-rainingyayyyyyy.html

What happened to “the old man is snoring”????

It’s daytime….LOL

Did you take those rain photos, or the Elf?

Dinetta said:

Did you take those rain photos, or the Elf?

Me, but his was the spider photo.

It’s just that those “plop” shots were so well timed…

Dinetta said:

It’s just that those “plop” shots were so well timed…

Luck on mt side.

still raining here on pepes place too.
must be up to 50mm by now – luvly.

pepe said:

still raining here on pepes place too.
must be up to 50mm by now – luvly.

Yes it is lurvly……

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

still raining here on pepes place too.
must be up to 50mm by now – luvly.

Yes it is lurvly……

Sure is, we copped 47mms overnight :)

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/26/2552706.htm

Are you ready?

hopefully you’ll just get the scrag end of it, all rain and not too much “destructive force” winds…

Dinetta said:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/26/2552706.htm

Are you ready?

hopefully you’ll just get the scrag end of it, all rain and not too much “destructive force” winds…

It’s fffreezing here :D
We got 5.8 ml in a one hour steady downpour yest’ evening , and 4 ml the day before ,but it was enough to water everything and fill my collection containers :)

Dinetta said:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/26/2552706.htm

Are you ready?

hopefully you’ll just get the scrag end of it, all rain and not too much “destructive force” winds…

well it is certainly cold enough this morning!

all this rain will be so good for the garden…… and my newly turned areas.:D

Holy Crap Batman……………..Look whats over Moonta and heading our way.!!!!!

batten down the hatches Lucky. That is one serious patch of rain!!

Lucky1 said:

Holy Crap Batman……………..Look whats over Moonta and heading our way.!!!!!

WOW.

bluegreen said:

batten down the hatches Lucky. That is one serious patch of rain!!

I know…… I hope Maggie the magpie has the kids seat belted in the nest and all her twigs tightly woven.

I know Bon.

There is talk of thunder as well. The rain forecast on TV was all rain for the next 5 or 6 days. All washing is caught up.

Lucky1 said:

There is talk of thunder as well. The rain forecast on TV was all rain for the next 5 or 6 days. All washing is caught up.

lets hope it does more good then damage.

bluegreen said:

Lucky1 said:

There is talk of thunder as well. The rain forecast on TV was all rain for the next 5 or 6 days. All washing is caught up.

lets hope it does more good then damage.

Oh for sure. Farmers are looking forward to some spring rain as well. That hot winds while Pa was visiting, dried them out some.

Raining here now, not too windy yet…………..

Oh wow, I hope your tanks are all empty and fill to the brims :)

Huge hail, lightning as severe storms hit SA

Huge hailstones and lightning have been reported as severe storms move across South Australia.

Maybe you could just pot them up until they grow a bit bigger, then plant them out???

whoops…wrong thread…

Lucky1 said:

bluegreen said:

batten down the hatches Lucky. That is one serious patch of rain!!

I know…… I hope Maggie the magpie has the kids seat belted in the nest and all her twigs tightly woven.

whooo – hooo – thunder and lightning here now. the older poodle is scared but the younger one, who is usually the sook, is curled up and sleeping.

Lucky1 said:

I know Bon.

There is talk of thunder as well. The rain forecast on TV was all rain for the next 5 or 6 days. All washing is caught up.

Wish we could get 5 or 6 days worth up here.

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

I know Bon.

There is talk of thunder as well. The rain forecast on TV was all rain for the next 5 or 6 days. All washing is caught up.

Wish we could get 5 or 6 days worth up here.

Thunder passing all around but only 1 mm recorded here so far from this lot.

roughbarked said:

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

I know Bon.

There is talk of thunder as well. The rain forecast on TV was all rain for the next 5 or 6 days. All washing is caught up.

Wish we could get 5 or 6 days worth up here.

Thunder passing all around but only 1 mm recorded here so far from this lot.

I hope you get a turn RB. Now you’re supposed to say that you hope we get some rain too. lol.

BG, I think we’re going to need a boat! This rain is unbelievable.

Happy Potter said:

BG, I think we’re going to need a boat! This rain is unbelievable.

Us too!
I planted out lotsa leeks today – they’ll be drowning LOL!

Lucky1 said:

Holy Crap Batman……………..Look whats over Moonta and heading our way.!!!!!

looks empty now!

My rain guage overflowed :D
The BOM site reports that this area got 32 mls. But we got much more here. There’s roads under water this morning , and when I picked up #1 daughter to take her car for a service, I gleefully sped up and sent huge roadside puddles flying like a kid lol

Wow you got more than we did HP! Our rainguage only showed 15mm. Not that I’m complaining!
PM, sorry I didn’t reply to you last night, I nicked off to bed and I always forget to sign off. How rude :(

Hey the Vic water storage copped a few bucketfulls too.. up a couple percentage points, hopefully this will stave off stage 4 restrictions.

Trying to rain:)

Come to momma

There’s some heavy rain on that image Lucky…

Best you wind the car windows up or you’ll be bailing it out..

CollieWA said:

There’s some heavy rain on that image Lucky…

Best you wind the car windows up or you’ll be bailing it out..

Maybe I should hang out the washing and leave a car window down and maybe a house window open……..

Lucky1 said:

CollieWA said:

There’s some heavy rain on that image Lucky…

Best you wind the car windows up or you’ll be bailing it out..

Maybe I should hang out the washing and leave a car window down and maybe a house window open……..

Yes do it do it ..heck take the roof off ! LOL

Drying out here too after a month or more with no rain..

any rain yet?

pain master said:

any rain yet?

No not yet and the temp is 39.8 @ 7.47 pm

>No not yet

Won’t be long by the look of it..

C’mon… any rate yet?

pain master said:

C’mon… any rate yet?

Naaa not worth mentioning…..

32 mm fell at Jacobs Creek in an hour earlier on.

I will gt NONR looking at the map Gggrrrrr, least the temp has dropped

Funs all over…..thunderstorm warning is gone:(

Lucky1 said:

Funs all over…..thunderstorm warning is gone:(

Pooffff the did a dizzle fizzle

The Estate said:

Lucky1 said:

Funs all over…..thunderstorm warning is gone:(

Pooffff the did a dizzle fizzle

Sure did and its made me sad……… really could do with some rain…..

Mount Crawford 6.8
Snowtown 26.2

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce very heavy rainfall, flash flooding and damaging windn gusts in excess of 90 km/h in the warning area this evening. Locations which may be affected include Port Pirie, Snowtown, Lameroo and Jamestown.

Several locations in the Barossa Valley reported very heavy rainfall and squally winds.

Little bit of info for people who know SA. I heard Kersbrook had about 55 mm and Jacobs Creek about 33 mm

Black as sambos bum outside, but not sure if any rain, better go see the map again, our local one stooffed since last year ? Nah still looks like Zip, but as I said at least the temp has really dropped

Lucky1 said:

The Estate said:

Lucky1 said:

Funs all over…..thunderstorm warning is gone:(

Pooffff the did a dizzle fizzle

Sure did and its made me sad……… really could do with some rain…..

Mount Crawford 6.8
Snowtown 26.2

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce very heavy rainfall, flash flooding and damaging windn gusts in excess of 90 km/h in the warning area this evening. Locations which may be affected include Port Pirie, Snowtown, Lameroo and Jamestown.

Several locations in the Barossa Valley reported very heavy rainfall and squally winds.

Little bit of info for people who know SA. I heard Kersbrook had about 55 mm and Jacobs Creek about 33 mm

Does that mean that Jacob’s Creek may actually flow?

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

The Estate said:

Pooffff the did a dizzle fizzle

Sure did and its made me sad……… really could do with some rain…..

Mount Crawford 6.8
Snowtown 26.2

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce very heavy rainfall, flash flooding and damaging windn gusts in excess of 90 km/h in the warning area this evening. Locations which may be affected include Port Pirie, Snowtown, Lameroo and Jamestown.

Several locations in the Barossa Valley reported very heavy rainfall and squally winds.

Little bit of info for people who know SA. I heard Kersbrook had about 55 mm and Jacobs Creek about 33 mm

Does that mean that Jacob’s Creek may actually flow?

I have no idea. There was some fires out Pepe’s way…started by lightening.

>Does that mean that Jacob’s Creek may actually flow?

Every night at the bottlo!

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

Little bit of info for people who know SA. I heard Kersbrook had about 55 mm and Jacobs Creek about 33 mm

Does that mean that Jacob’s Creek may actually flow?

It’d be worth a look if it did… The old Syrah grapes grown at Jacob’s Crack used to be flood irrigated by the Creek during wet moments, but I think with modern irrigation and the local housing and industry not needing the Creek to flood anymore, it sometimes appears as a series of rock pools during rain events.

The last time I visited Langhorne Crack winery, they were still flood irrigating from their Creek, but that’s another tasty drop of vino….

CollieWA said:

>Does that mean that Jacob’s Creek may actually flow?

Every night at the bottlo!

World wide at that.

About the same thing happened here Lucky , lots of noise, thunder and lightening, about 3 drops of rain then it all went away.
More storms and rain forcast for today , but all I can see outside are blue skies and sunshine :/

pain master said:

CollieWA said:

>Does that mean that Jacob’s Creek may actually flow?

Every night at the bottlo!

World wide at that.

yes not a bad drop , hehehehe

Happy Potter said:

About the same thing happened here Lucky , lots of noise, thunder and lightening, about 3 drops of rain then it all went away.
More storms and rain forcast for today , but all I can see outside are blue skies and sunshine :/

and we so need the rain :(

Happy Potter said:

About the same thing happened here Lucky , lots of noise, thunder and lightening, about 3 drops of rain then it all went away.
More storms and rain forcast for today , but all I can see outside are blue skies and sunshine :/

Dry storms. A whole waste of time and effort. For Thor anyway.

Hark I hear rain falling….either that there are a lot of birds with bladder problems flying over.

Lucky1 said:

Hark I hear rain falling….either that there are a lot of birds with bladder problems flying over.

LOL, let’s hope it’s rain Lucky :D

We’re still not getting much by the way of rain, but for the last two days there’s been a cloudy mist sitting over Perth – so rather than rain falling on you, you sort of walk into it. It’s a nice change!!

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

Hark I hear rain falling….either that there are a lot of birds with bladder problems flying over.

LOL, let’s hope it’s rain Lucky :D

We’re still not getting much by the way of rain, but for the last two days there’s been a cloudy mist sitting over Perth – so rather than rain falling on you, you sort of walk into it. It’s a nice change!!

Naa bird with a weak bladder:(

Lucky1 said:

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

Hark I hear rain falling….either that there are a lot of birds with bladder problems flying over.

LOL, let’s hope it’s rain Lucky :D

We’re still not getting much by the way of rain, but for the last two days there’s been a cloudy mist sitting over Perth – so rather than rain falling on you, you sort of walk into it. It’s a nice change!!

Naa bird with a weak bladder:(

bugger! LOL

AnneS said:

Lucky1 said:

bon008 said:

LOL, let’s hope it’s rain Lucky :D

We’re still not getting much by the way of rain, but for the last two days there’s been a cloudy mist sitting over Perth – so rather than rain falling on you, you sort of walk into it. It’s a nice change!!

Naa bird with a weak bladder:(

bugger! LOL

there having a piddle on my roof ATM, they need to drink more water I say LOL

5mm so far and still coming down. Lightening and thunder too!!

Lucky1 said:

Hark I hear rain falling….either that there are a lot of birds with bladder problems flying over.

Bewdy!

15 mls of rain fell whilst I dozed :)

Lucky1 said:

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

Hark I hear rain falling….either that there are a lot of birds with bladder problems flying over.

LOL, let’s hope it’s rain Lucky :D

We’re still not getting much by the way of rain, but for the last two days there’s been a cloudy mist sitting over Perth – so rather than rain falling on you, you sort of walk into it. It’s a nice change!!

Naa bird with a weak bladder:(

Well the weak bladder bird is sitting on my roof and its had a belly of VB.

5mm while I was out in the city! The rain was falling there and it was still hot – so tropical!!!

44mms here in the last 2 hours :)

which takes my annual rainfall to over 700mms :)

58mms here this arvy.

lost power there for about an hour, and in the meanwhile you’ve been busy!!

Bugger me, I can hear rain on the roof…not real loud..but its there.

here’s ours…

…see the leading edge of red and black where it says Springvale? That’s me!

Still watching and waiting here. Thongs out the back are damp…….when I took the scrap buckets down the back.

BIG hailstones!

bluegreen said:

BIG hailstones!

Just watching the racing at Flemington….big hailstones alright….they are just about to abandon the races!