10 mls.

So... we had 10 mls of rain this morning after it rained steadily for about three hours. It is better than nothing but has made little difference to the dam.

More disappointment.

So...we got 4.5 mm from the rain yesterday. People on the north side of town had between 40 and 70 and there were places around Brisbane that got over 100 mms. Today it was predicted that we had an 80% chance of up to 5 mm. A big storm passed us to the south and again we have had nothing.Tomorrow the forecast says there is a 70% chance of 10 to 20 mms.Dare we hope?

Hitting the deck.

So...this afternoon we have been 'hitting the deck' and putting up some of the roof beams...

Not Fair Dinkum!

So...yesterday it was predicted we had an 80% chance of 5 -10 mm of rain. I cleaned out all the gutters in anticipation...and we got nothing. We could hear the thunder all around us but it passed us by again. This morning we heard there was a possibility of a Mesoscale Complex System forming over the Granite Belt tonight which could  amount to 100 mm of rain. It is 7.15 pm and it is raining lightly and has been raining on and off for about 90 minutes. We have heard that Warwick has already had 80 mm of rain this afternoon. We appear to be on the very edge of the system and are dreading it sliding away from us. We don't need our hopes dashing again.

Thirsty visitors.

So...as our dam shrinks...we are noticing more and more visitors coming for a much needed drink.Yesterday a metre long Lace Monitor Lizard wandered down for a drink...before escaping up a tree when I went to get a picture of it. Today there was a different visitor...Can you see it?

A beautiful, glossy red bellied black snake.