Rain

Today's weather gave me the idea for starting a blog.

I tipped another 2mm out of the gauge this morning, which takes our total over the past couple of days to 60mm. Everything is soggy and tanks are overflowing.

The Cheeky Scrubwren name comes from the wrens hopping about the garden. And they're all cheeky. They frequent our garage, coming in through the open brickwork on one wall and scoot about under our feet. I wouldn't be surprised to find a nest in there somewhere. Last year bits of dried grass and feathers fell out every time we put the roller door up or down. I don't think that location would have proved successful for their breeding programme.

Even though it is a day to stay inside, I did go out and remove the pods from my variegated clivea. The seeds are now in pots and hopefully I'll get some variegated babies.

The sun has poked through this afternoon so I ventured out and discovered an erythronium I had planted back in Autumn is up and starting to bloom. It's about a metre away from where I thought I had planted it, and no marker of course, will I ever learn? I also neglected to write it's name in my book, so not sure which one it is but the flower is a lovely yellow.

And the 3 pots of veltheimia bracteata, with their glossy leaves are blooming well under the verandah