The Dubbo Chronicles 5...Storms a brewing

The heat is finally starting to drop. This week we dipped to the low 30s, and we had rain last week for the first time in ages...

Above: A barn that looks like it will collapse under the weight of the impending storm

Below: Green crops that have been carefully irrigated through the drought 

I took these photos on my way out to my friends at Cumboogle.

Above and Below: The rain from their back porch

We all went and looked at the rain falling (as did Archie, the featured labradoodle), before returning inside to relax with a G&T; and then the frogs started to come out. I heard the noise first, a loud chorus of croaking. I went out and there were literally hundreds of frogs all over the ground and climbing the walls...

From their drive you could also see a  heard of wild goats on the adjacent farm...

So that was a lovely time. Meanwhile back at WBP we are excited to report that the electricity company have put in our transformer and mains power box, so very soon we won't have to run the farm on a generator any longer. The front entrance is almost complete; the wrought iron gates are being forged at the foundry, and they have also started on cutting the top soil away and laying down the bedrock for the driveway. It is a 700 foot long serpentine driveway, which will eventually be covered with weathered limechip. I finally feel like we are moving forward with it all, which is very satisfying. There are still a few small hurdles to jump, but we are still optimistic we will get the foundations in before the start of winter.