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Thursday, 13 February 2014

in which the Dogs Above have mercy


it rained today
and i was very grateful
we've had a record 13 days above 40 C this summer
[that translates as 104F and above]
the highest was 46 [114.8]
too warm for this bear

you may have noticed i was getting a bit crabby in recent posts

but today's puddles cheered me up enormously
despite the deceased rat that was discovered in a rainwater tank
- now thankfully removed, along with the sullied water

i took to the paddocks with a cauldron
and some silk
gathering material from the ground
and packing it in the pot
for stewing back in the house


also delighted that the Mansfield retreat is attracting commitments

and is 25% filled already, even though November is a ways off
details on my website near the bottom of the page


and in case you'd like to look at old stories from Mansfield

here are some
and some more
and then from 2010
at

17 comments:

  1. Unknown13 February 2014 at 23:40

    good to hear you have rain , i can understand the warmth are very high , we do not know here in the north how it is ! i am also crabby because i cannot book anything oberseas , even not a package from Christine , i have to pay for importy, they have made a spot test U.E. ugh---- enjoy good times India see you sometime in NZ

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  2. Nancy14 February 2014 at 00:58

    I understand about loving the rain and the heat. Our summers in Austin, Texas have followed the same pattern. I really want more rain this next year and hopefully we might get it. I hope you get more.

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  3. Jane W14 February 2014 at 01:11

    yes, very good to hear you have rain, lovely photo too ...

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  4. Little Mountain Fiber Studio14 February 2014 at 01:44

    We have had nothing but snow and ice every week for over a month! It's snowing now 14 inches and still going, I'm not too crabby yet but wish we could blend our weather into something just right. Close your eyes India, I'm sending you a cool breeze!

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  5. Sweetpea14 February 2014 at 03:29

    Very pleased, on all fronts!
    Can see the headlines now: "Bower birds take over the whirled" ;>]]
    Windfall photo is a GEM.

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  6. Sweetpea14 February 2014 at 03:32

    p.s. link above isn't linked, India.

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    1. india flint14 February 2014 at 08:53

      thanks Christi
      i've fixed it
      and
      added a couple more

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  7. Suzanna14 February 2014 at 03:35

    So glad to hear about the rain!

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  8. Anonymous14 February 2014 at 03:51

    What a blessing rain is in arid regions. So happy for you and your land. I was born and lived almost my whole life in Arizona, always very high heat for months on end and very little rain. I understand the toll it takes on everything. I am glad you are cheered, despite the rat, and a most happy day to you, beautiful India.

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  9. Arija14 February 2014 at 11:23

    Oh my, murder by rat in water tank? Zee little grey cells would have had to work overtime on that one. The old lady died of E.coli poisoning, old people are reputed to be not too hygienic in the kitchen . . .
    what a marvellous psychological plot about inheritance that would make.
    Blessed are those that receive rain in the nick of time.

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    1. india flint14 February 2014 at 17:38

      we TOLD you to boil the water... it has peacock flavouring as well.

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    2. Arija15 February 2014 at 12:13

      Not to mention the possums and magpies. Being a suspicious soul, I started boiling my water when the peacocks arrived.

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  10. Maz Majid15 February 2014 at 01:35

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  11. Velma Bolyard15 February 2014 at 07:46

    ok, you two (arija and india) are scaring me. but i have chipmunks under the well slab lately…i'm at marion's and it's not scorchingly hot thank the dogs (as you say) above. wendy and kip and the rest. i'm jetlagged…..

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  12. Anonymous15 February 2014 at 08:57



    ...and the entire state breathes a sigh of relief...

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  13. Anonymous15 February 2014 at 10:37

    Hooray for rain at last.... we found our rat only when the gutter above the tank was replaced. It was a skeleton! But no one apart from the rat dies, happily...

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